39-year-old Falkville man accused of providing deadly dose of fentanyl
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A Falkville man was arrested and charged with murder after authorities say he provided another man that was found on the side of the road with a deadly dose of fentanyl.
Talmadge Anthony Townson II, 39. of Falkville, was charged with felony murder and distribution of a controlled substance in connection to the death of 43-year-old Gregory Parks of Montgomery.
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The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) said on March 7 around midnight, deputies and officers with Athens Police responded to Athens-Limestone Hospital where an unknown dead man, later identified as Parks was delivered.
The person who transported him to the hospital had none of his identifying info and advised hospital staff that they found him on the side of the road, according to LCSO.
Investigators identified a suspect vehicle and later located the vehicle at a known drug house on Huntsville Brownsferry Road.
At the house, LCSO said they detained ten individuals, and Townson was identified as a person of interest for Parks’s death.
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Investigators discovered Townson had given Parks a deadly does of fentanyl and had taken action to cover up the crime.
“Upon the victim overdosing and becoming comatose, Townson used a knife to cut the pockets of the victim open to take his property. Investigators searched Townson’s vehicle and found the victim’s wallet and other property,” LCSO said.
Townson is being held without bond in the Limestone County Jail without bond pending an Aniah’s Law hearing. More charges may be filed, LCSO added.
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