Crime & Safety
5 Hours of Freedom: Muskego Woman Back in Jail After Heroin Overdose
Ayla Henry was released from the Waukesha County Jail Sunday morning, only to find herself back in jail a few hours later.
Hours after a Muskego woman was released from jail on a burglary charge, she overdosed on heroin at her mother’s apartment, according to a criminal complaint.
Ayla G. Henry, 25, was charged Monday in Waukesha County Circuit Court with bail jumping and disorderly conduct. She remains jailed in lieu of $2,500 bail.
Muskego police were called to the home on Apollo Drive at 12:51 p.m. Sunday after Henry started overdosing on heroin.
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Henry was picked up from the Waukesha County Jail at 7:30 a.m. Sunday by her mother, the complaint states. The mother left the home at 9:45 a.m. and returned home at 11:30 a.m. to find Henry vomiting and another man passed on a bed.
The man left the home after waking up and Henry’s mom contacted police. Henry was under the influence of narcotics and she admitted to injecting $20 worth of heroin, according to the complaint. She told police she had a reduced tolerance to the drug because she had been incarcerated.
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Henry was transported to Waukesha Memorial Hospital and was given a dosage of Narcan, a drug that reverses the effects of heroin.
Henry is on bail after being charged with burglarizing a home on Canterbury Court.Connect with your community on Patch!
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