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On July 2, 2024, at 4:15 p.m., the Troup County Sheriff’s Office received a call of an unresponsive person at 2785 Whitesville Road, LaGrange. Upon their arrival, deputies located an adult male, Anthony Hall, 44 years of age, unresponsive inside the residence.

He was transported from the scene by ambulance to the Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Emergency Room and pronounced deceased after the medical staff was unable to revive him.

An investigation into Hall’s death by the Troup County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division revealed that Hall was sold narcotics from William Gross of LaGrange and an autopsy conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation ruled that Hall died from a drug overdose involving Fentanyl.

On Jan. 6, 2025, the Troup County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division charged William Michael Gross with Felony Murder and Sale of a Schedule II Narcotic and charged Katie Leane Facille with Purchase of a Schedule II Narcotic.

No further information has been provided at this time.