Key Takeaways
- • A second suspect, Ashlyn Renee Blevins, was charged with Class C felony possession of fentanyl and Class D felony possession of drug paraphernalia following a fatal overdose at the Comfort Inn in Jonesboro, Arkansas on September 27, 2026, with bond set at $50,000.
- • Frank D. Flanagan faces a first-degree death-by-delivery charge (Class Y felony) for allegedly supplying the fentanyl and methamphetamine that resulted in the victim's death, with bond set at $250,000.
- • Police recovered approximately 1 gram of suspected fentanyl, a straw with fentanyl residue, suspected methamphetamine residue, and prescription pills from the hotel room where the overdose occurred.
- • Blevins called 911 at approximately 7:36 a.m. but disconnected the call; when dispatch called back, she stated she did not require assistance, though witnesses indicated she had been present in the room with the deceased victim.
- • Both cases remain pending with charges unproven in court; the probable cause affidavits do not establish the victim's official cause of death, though the circumstances implicate fentanyl and methamphetamine exposure.
Summary
A second individual has been charged in connection with a fatal overdose that occurred at a Jonesboro hotel on September 27, 2026. Ashlyn Renee Blevins faces a Class C felony charge for possession of fentanyl and a Class D felony charge for possession of drug paraphernalia. Her bond was set at $50,000 cash or surety bond. The charges stem from an incident at the Comfort Inn on Phillips Drive, where Jonesboro police responded to find firefighters performing lifesaving measures on an unidentified male victim who subsequently died at a hospital.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Blevins was present in the room with the deceased victim but left the premises before officers arrived. At approximately 7:36 a.m., Blevins initiated a 911 call that was disconnected. When dispatch attempted a callback, she indicated she was unharmed and did not require assistance. Police later located Blevins in Brookland, where she told investigators she had witnessed someone bring fentanyl and methamphetamine into the room and had inhaled both substances.
A search of the hotel room yielded approximately 1 gram of suspected fentanyl, a straw with suspected fentanyl residue, suspected methamphetamine residue, and several prescription pills. The affidavits do not formally establish the victim's cause of death or accuse Blevins of causing the fatality.
In a related case bearing the same police case number, Frank D. Flanagan was charged with first-degree death-by-delivery, a Class Y felony, for allegedly supplying drugs to the deceased victim. Flanagan's bond was set at $250,000. Both cases remain pending, and all allegations are unproven in court.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Blevins was present in the room with the deceased victim but left the premises before officers arrived. At approximately 7:36 a.m., Blevins initiated a 911 call that was disconnected. When dispatch attempted a callback, she indicated she was unharmed and did not require assistance. Police later located Blevins in Brookland, where she told investigators she had witnessed someone bring fentanyl and methamphetamine into the room and had inhaled both substances.
A search of the hotel room yielded approximately 1 gram of suspected fentanyl, a straw with suspected fentanyl residue, suspected methamphetamine residue, and several prescription pills. The affidavits do not formally establish the victim's cause of death or accuse Blevins of causing the fatality.
In a related case bearing the same police case number, Frank D. Flanagan was charged with first-degree death-by-delivery, a Class Y felony, for allegedly supplying drugs to the deceased victim. Flanagan's bond was set at $250,000. Both cases remain pending, and all allegations are unproven in court.
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