Alex Wright
Alex Wright died on October 3, 2024, while held at the Cleveland County Detention Center in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner classified his death as accidental and attributed it to acute fentanyl toxicity. His mother, Carmen Jones, filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that his constitutional rights were violated and that detention staff failed to stop drug distribution inside the facility. The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive during a scheduled sight check, and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation looked into the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death an accident from acute fentanyl toxicity, and his mother's wrongful death lawsuit alleges staff failed to stop drug distribution inside the jail; the sheriff's office said he was found unresponsive during a sight check, and the State Bureau of Investigation is still investigating.
Reported by: Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Carmen Jones, his mother, in a wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers); Cleveland County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).
Lawsuit: His mother, Carmen Jones, filed a wrongful death lawsuit over his death at the Cleveland County detention center, and no settlement or award amount is reported.