Two correctional officers exposed to heroin during arrest, taken to hospital for signs of overdose

The South Central Drug Task Force and Pulaski County Sheriff’s Deputies, with the assistance of St. Robert Police Department, executed a search warrant in the 1500 block of Hallmark Lane in St. Robert, Missouri, according to a Facebook post.

Four individually wrapped bags with a total weight of 60 grams of heroin were found hidden in a light-switch in the home. A digital scale was also found hidden in a pair of tennis shoes.

A deputy saw one suspect, Corey Overton, remove a bag from his person and attempt to throw it aside. The bag contained an additional six grams of heroin.

At the Pulaski County Jail, another suspect, Dedric Overton, was seen throwing a clear plastic baggie to another inmate. Correctional officers moved in to seize the bag, subsequently broke it open and exposed two officers to the brown powdery substance inside the bag.

Both officers exposed began showing typical signs of an overdose and were taken to a regional hospital for treatment, according to the Facebook post. The remaining substance in the baggie tested positive for heroin and weighed 3 grams.

Dedric Overton was charged with delivery of a controlled substance with a bond of $75,000. He was also charged with possession of a controlled substance inside of a county jail with a bond of $50,000.

Corey Overton was charged with delivery of a controlled substance with a bond of $75,000.

Both suspects bonded out of jail.