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Angelton man eats bag of crack, dies.
ANGLETON - A 28-year-old Angleton man died after officers said he ate a bag of what they believe was crack cocaine while being booked into the Brazoria County Jail.
William Yendis Franklin, was arrested by a Texas state trooper in Angleton Thursday afternoon on a charge of possession of a controlled substance and was taken to the county jail.
While he was being searched as part of the routine booking process, he reached into his underwear and pulled out a small bag.
"It was quick," Brazoria County sheriff's Lt. Russ Baker said. "He did it too fast for anybody to stop him."
Baker said Franklin chewed on the bag and then pulled the empty bag from his mouth.
When Franklin began to show effects of the drug, he was taken by ambulance to Angleton-Danbury Hospital. His condition continued to deteriorate, Baker said, and he died in the emergency room.
The Brazoria County Sheriff's Department and Texas Rangers are investigating the case.
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ANGLETON - A 28-year-old Angleton man died after officers said he ate a bag of what they believe was crack cocaine while being booked into the Brazoria County Jail.
William Yendis Franklin, was arrested by a Texas state trooper in Angleton Thursday afternoon on a charge of possession of a controlled substance and was taken to the county jail.
While he was being searched as part of the routine booking process, he reached into his underwear and pulled out a small bag.
"It was quick," Brazoria County sheriff's Lt. Russ Baker said. "He did it too fast for anybody to stop him."
Baker said Franklin chewed on the bag and then pulled the empty bag from his mouth.
When Franklin began to show effects of the drug, he was taken by ambulance to Angleton-Danbury Hospital. His condition continued to deteriorate, Baker said, and he died in the emergency room.
The Brazoria County Sheriff's Department and Texas Rangers are investigating the case.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5428814.htmln