Died in prison
Anthony Griffin
Anthony Griffin, 52, was held at the Ouachita River Correctional Unit in Malvern, Arkansas. According to the Arkansas Department of Correction, staff found him hanging in his locked single-man cell on August 16, 2018, and medical personnel responded, but he was pronounced dead about fifteen minutes later. The department described the death as an apparent suicide. The Arkansas State Police and the department are investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Arkansas Department of Correction described the death as an apparent suicide by hanging, and Arkansas State Police are investigating.
Reported by: Arkansas Department of Correction (the agency that held him); Arkansas State Police (outside investigators).