Charges dropped in teen's in custody death in Whitfield County

Charges dropped in teen's in custody death in Whitfield County

DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)- Indictments have been dismissed against five former employees of the Dalton Youth Detention Center in a teenager’s death. Attorneys for the family of Alexis Sluder say a Whitfield County judge dismissed those charges this week. Sluder had died in custody at the detention facility in 20-22 at only 16 years old following an overdose. Those attorneys from the Romanucci & Blandin law firm say in the following statement: “The fami…