Nathan Millard: Georgia man allegedly OD'd on '80s drug 'blue magic' before being dumped in carpet by dealer
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA: Nathan Millard, 42, was on a 24-hour business trip before his body was found rolled up in a carpet after meeting with now-arrested drug dealer Derrick Perkins on March 6. The Georgia father-of-five disappeared following a night of drinking with a client and was later caught on camera wandering around the Baton Rouge streets with a mysterious man on February 22.
Details surrounding his death were uncovered after Millard allegedly met Perkins, known as "Stanka" on the streets, while he was looking for "something to make him feel better," police documents allege. It is believed that the businessman went to a home in the south part of the city where he overdosed on a form of heroin called "blue magic," Baton Rouge Police Department spokesperson L'Jean McKneely claims.
READ MORE
The Brutal Murder of Luise Frisch: Chilling video shows victim, 12, laughing with the suspects
What is the blue magic drug?
Blue magic was a popular drug in the 1970s and 80s. It is considered to be one of the purest forms of heroin, when mixed with a chemical it turns into a shade of blue. "That was something that was in songs and people talked about a lot," addiction and substance abuse counselor Tonja Myles told local CBS affiliate WAFB. “It was blue magic, but it had some form of fentanyl in it," said McKneely, about Millard's overdose
He added, "So, we believe the fentanyl was administered or the partaking in the drug activity. There is some mention of possibly giving some Narcan.” Perkins was arrested and faces charges related to Millard's case but he has not yet been accused of his death.
Derrick Perkins's involvement in Nathan Millards death
It is believed after Perkins administered the drug to Millard, and followed by his tragic death, the drug dealer allegedly drove the 42-year-old body around for two to four days "until the odor got too bad," according to his arrest warrant. "Several people" claimed to have "smelled, observed, and/or were told" that Millard's body was in Perkins' 2004 blue Toyota Camry. To prevent police from detecting Millard's location, the drug dealer placed his phone on airplane mode.
Perkins then allegedly used Millard's debit card twice in the area near the AM Mart and the Chevron/Kangaroo gas station. Police apparently received tips from several people that Millard allegedly died from an accidental overdose inside a home. Perkins is then accused of wrapping Millard's body and driving it around in his car before dumping it on a highway. After Millard's case grabbed national attention, Perkins allegedly 'disguised his car' to avoid getting caught. Initially, he spray-painted the car's bumper, removed a rear bumper sticker, and switched the license plate, before allegedly burning the vehicle on March 13. However, an official cause of Millard's death is yet to be revealed.