On January 1st at approximately 2:15pm,
Jackson Police Department, Jackson Fire Department and American Legion
Ambulance responded to 124 Allen
Street in Jackson
in response to an unconscious 26 year old female.
Upon arrival of the Jackson Police Officer Chris Rice and Jackson Fire Chief
Mark Morton, the female who was later identified as Michelle Ann Destefano, was
located in a back bedroom and not breathing. Chief Morton and Officer Rice
immediately began CPR until the arrival of paramedics. After approximately
thirty minutes of life saving measures, Destefano was pronounced dead on scene.
It was later learned that Destefano had ingested
cocaine, methadone and prescription medications just hours prior to her death. A search warrant for illegal substances was obtained and served on the
residence. The investigation is still ongoing and an autopsy is pending to
determine the cause and nature of her death.
