Nathan Millard.Photo: Baton Rouge Police Department/Facebook
The Georgia dad-of-five, 42, vanished after a night out at a local bar while on a business trip in Baton Rouge on Feb. 23. His body was found two weeks later on March 6 in a vacant lot,rolled up in a carpetand wrapped in plastic.
Baton Rouge Police Department said in a statement that they arrested Derrick Perkins, 45, on Tuesday in connection with the disposal of Millard’s body. Perkins' charges do not relate to the death of the father-of-five, who police believe may haveaccidentally overdosedon the drug “blue magic.”
Perkins was charged with “Unlawful Disposal of Remains, Obstruction of Justice, Simple Criminal Damage to Property and Failure to Seek Assistance,” the police stated in the release.
He was arrested on March 13 over an alleged probation violation alongside “Criminal Damage to Property, 3 counts of Access Device Fraud, and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle,” Baton Rouge police added.
Derrick Perkins.Baton Rouge Police Department
Louisiana authorities said a Coroner’s report had shown no signs of trauma and they were waiting for toxicology results, but that they believed Millard suffered an accidental overdose.
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The 42-year-old Covington mandisappeared in the early hours of Feb. 23after visiting Happy’s Irish Pub on Third Street in downtown Baton Rouge, according to a Facebook post from Texas EquuSearch, a non-profit organization that had been assisting law enforcement in the search.
Sgt. L’Jean McKneely Jr told outlet WAFB that Millard and Perkins drove to a house in South Baton Rouge, where police believe the fatheroverdosed on a drug known as “blue magic.”
“Blue magic, but it had some form of fentanyl in it. So, we believe the fentanyl was administered or the partaking in the drug activity. There is some mention of possibly giving some Narcan,” McKneely told the outlet.
The Baton Rouge Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for information.
source: people.com
