Two teenagers in Alabama are accused of posting photos on social media of an overdosed teenager’s body before deciding to drive her to a hospital.
Al.com reported Thursday that Marshall County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Heath Thomas says 19-year-old John Garrett Guffey and 18-year-old Lillie Marie Cooper were indicted on charges of corpse abuse and criminally negligent homicide.
Thomas says that in April 2017, the pair decided to take her, but their vehicle ran out of gas. Firefighters were called to a Mapco station to help the unresponsive passenger.
Investigators determined she died from an overdose at a home.
A prosecutor wasn’t available for comment to Al.com and the sheriff’s office didn’t release further details.
The teenagers are jailed with bail set at $10,000. It is unclear if they have lawyers.
(Associated Press, copyright 2018)
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