PPD officer collapses

Posted on May 11, 2018

A Perry Police Department (PPD) officer collapsed and was administered two doses of Narcan — the drug used for the emergency treatment of a suspected opioid overdose — after being exposed to an unknown substance Thursday morning.

Ptl. Jamin Cephus was transported to Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) where he was treated and released after a few hours of observation. He was home and resting as of presstime.

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