Anthony R. Hunt
Anthony R. Hunt, a Black man, died on June 22, 2021, while held at the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans. Officials said he was found unresponsive in his cell and taken to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Hospital staff diagnosed cardiac arrest, and investigators were examining whether illegal substances were involved, though a medical screening at booking had found him in good physical health. The Incarceration Transparency database records his death as a fentanyl overdose.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Incarceration Transparency's records list a fentanyl overdose, while a hospital diagnosed cardiac arrest and authorities were investigating whether illegal substances were involved.
Reported by: Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Incarceration Transparency; hospital staff at University Medical Center (medical examiner or coroner).