If Gray was not a heroin user and the drug was found in his system then it means that he probably ingested the drugs while fleeing.
You cannot be charged with a crime of possession of drugs based solely on what is found in your system. You have to be found with drugs in your possession...that’s why drugs are routinely swallowed by suspects. (one can always claim drugs in their system were caused by some miscreant slipping them into a beverage that they drank)
The officer in the interview said Gray probably swallowed prepared heroin gel caps... I presume gel caps are made so users don’t need to cook the drug up themselves for injection and so the caps can be quickly swallowed to prevent them falling into police hands... just stick the needle of the syringe into the gelcap and draw out the heroin. Swallowing gel caps means you also are swallowing the container that holds the drug, thus no evidence at all.
If Gray had heroin in his system it is easy to discover if he was a regular user by testing his hair. He has short hair but they can sample from pubic hair also.
If he swallowed the heroin and it was his first use then that explains how he could injure himself so horribly... he could feel no pain.
If he swallowed the heroin and it was his first use then that explains how he could injure himself so horribly... he could feel no pain.
thats along the lines of what I was “thinking”
we dont know how much heroin was in his system, nor are we likely going to be told.