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Authorities arrested Donta Octovius Williams after linking him to the drug-related death of an adult and the death of a baby by dehydration.
DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — A man has been arrested after a grand jury indicted him on charges of death by distribution and second-degree murder related to the deaths of an infant and an adult who were found dead inside a home in Davidson County in June 2024, the sheriff’s office says.
Deputies said the adult victim’s cause of death was suspected to be a drug overdose.
During the investigation, deputies identified Donta Octovius Williams from High Point as the person who gave the drugs to the adult victim while the baby was there.
Once the toxicology and autopsy results were received, the cause of death for the adult was shown to be due to Fentanyl Toxicity. The cause of death for the baby was due to dehydration.
On March 24, a State Grand Jury returned true bills of indictment for Williams on the charges of death by distribution and second-degree murder,
On March 27, members of the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office and High Point Police Department arrested Williams on the criminal indictments without incident. He was taken to the Davidson County Jail with the pre-condition of release set to a $750,000 secured bond.