Autopsy could determine whether Roff man's death was linked to designer drug

Jeffery Walls, a resident of Roff, was found dead in that small southern Oklahoma town Saturday, the same day people were overcome by the drug 2C-E at a party in Konawa, about 30 miles to the north.

There were no indications that Walls was at the party, said Pontotoc County District Attorney Chris Ross. Tests will determine whether drugs were in his system. Walls had a criminal record that included a charge of possession of a controlled substance.

Anastasia Marie Jewell, 22, of Ada, who was at the party, died after taking the drug, officials said.

State medical examiner spokeswoman Cherokee Ballard said cause of death is pending for Jewell and Walls. She said it could take as long as six weeks to obtain toxicology results.

Cody Weddle, 20, of Ada, was arrested Saturday. Investigators think he purchased the drug from an online company, www.chemicology.net. A notice posted on its website Tuesday said the business would be closed.

“Due to customer abuse and moral obligation, chemicology.net will be closing,” the announcement states. “Once our stock is depleted, we no longer intend to resupply.”

The website did not list a phone number.

Ross said the Roff Police Department is handling the investigation of Walls' death. A dispatcher said the police department would have no comment because the case is under investigation.