Tavares Eric Patrick is currently on probation for domestic assault and for stealing. Boone County prosecutors describe him as a flight risk (May 2022 file photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Corrections’ website)
A Columbia man charged with two counts of murder for two October fentanyl overdose deaths will be arraigned this afternoon at 1 at the Boone County Courthouse.
Boone County prosecutors have charged convicted felon Tavares Eric Patrick with two counts of second degree murder and with felony delivery of a controlled substance. Patrick will be arraigned at 1 o’clock before Boone County Circuit Judge Kevin Crane, via video.
The Columbia Police Department’s heavily-redacted three-page probable cause statement says the two overdose deaths happened on October 13. It’s unclear where the deaths happened. Court documents say a “baggie” with white powder and a rolled-up dollar bill were discovered near the bodies, and that the powder field tested positive for fentanyl.
The court documents quote a witness as saying the drugs were supplied by a man he knew as “Tommy.” The 27-year-old Patrick is also known as “Tommy Capone”, according to court documents. A witness who was shown Tavares Patrick’s photo confirms this was the Tommy who sold drugs to the two on the night before their deaths, according to court documents.
CPD’s probable cause statement says Patrick continued to sell drugs to others after the two deaths, and that he was allegedly selling fentanyl that other users believed to be cocaine.
Patrick is jailed this morning without bond. Boone County prosecutors describe him as a flight risk, citing his criminal history and the new murder charges. Patrick is currently on probation for domestic assault and stealing.
