CROCKER, Mo. - A small Missouri town is being investigated for negligence in how it handled a 2022 overdose death investigation.

More than three years after his son’s fatal overdose, Jeffrey Pratt Sr. is still searching for accountability.

“My honest opinion, I've seen dead goldfish get treated better than my son's death,” Pratt said.

His son, Jeffrey Pratt Jr., died of a drug overdose in January 2022. Since then, Pratt, Sr. has demanded answers and raised concerns about how the Crocker Police Department handled the case.

"I’m not the only one having issues out of Crocker, Missouri,” Pratt said. “Several of the deputies are having issues as well.”

In the months surrounding his son’s death, three Crocker police officers, including the police chief, either resigned or were fired. All th

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