Indicted Official Takes an Overdose of Drugs
Associated Press
BALTIMORE —
The city’s comptroller, indicted on charges of mishandling city funds, apparently attempted suicide by taking an overdose of prescription drugs, police said.
Jacqueline F. McLean, 50, was semiconscious in her home Thursday night when police arrived, responding to a phone call. She was taken to Union Memorial Hospital, where she was in guarded condition Friday.
Police said they found a note, but refused to reveal its contents.
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