Auburn, Ala. - On Dec. 28, 2022, the Auburn Police Department, Auburn Fire Department and Emergency Transport Services responded to the 1900 block of Samford Trace Ct in reference to a drug overdose involving a 21-year-old female. First responders administered Narcan to the victim as a potential lifesaving measure. The victim was transported to East Alabama Medical Center for further medical treatment.

Auburn Police Department narcotics detectives responded and, during the investigation, identified Jerry McBride, 29-years-old from Auburn, AL, as the suspect that provided the victim with illegal narcotics. Detectives detained McBride and conducted a search of his residence and vehicle. During the search, detectives located approximately 16,000 pills to include suspected Xanax, Percocet and Adderall. Detectives also located Cocaine, Psilocybin Mushrooms, a handgun, a pill counter, a money counter, a scale used to weigh drugs and approximately $37,000 in currency. Detectives were able to confirm the presence of Fentanyl in the pills collected.

Jerry McBride was charged with the following:

• Drug Trafficking - Fentanyl

• Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substance

• Possession of a Controlled Substance - Psilocybin Mushrooms

• Unlawful Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance - Cocaine

• Unlawful Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance - Amphetamines

• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

McBride is currently being held at the Lee County Jail with no bond.

All defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.