Crime & Public Safety
Photo released of grandmother suspected in baby’s overdose death
Tonya Monroe (Credit: Sandy Springs Police Department)
A grandmother wanted on murder charges reportedly dyed her hair brown, Sandy Springs police said Friday.
Tonya Monroe, 45, is also wanted on charges of possession of methamphetamine and first-degree cruelty to children.
In previous photos, Monroe’s hair was blond.
Police got a call March 11 about an unresponsive baby at the Legends at Dunwoody Apartments off Colquitt Road, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported. The baby was dead when they arrived.
A murder investigation started when the medical examiner confirmed the baby died from a methamphetamine overdose, police said.
