Nephew

The uncle of a Crawford County jail inmate faces criminal charges in connection with his nephew's death in October from a reported drug overdose.

Jimmy Damante, who was Crawford County sheriff at the time of Jones' death on Oct. The examiner provided overdose as a preliminary cause of death, with the contents of the baggie testing positive for methamphetamine. in a recorded setting he had the contents in his mouth while in the back of the police car with Jones. He released some preliminary facts concerning his department's investigation into Jones' death via the sheriff's office Facebook page on Oct. said he couldn't chew up the contents due to not having back teeth and said he "felt the rock" when he bit down on the baggies. Alverson pleaded innocent to the charge on Dec.