Anthony Simmons
Anthony Simmons, 37, died on the morning of June 7, 2023, while held alone in a booking cell at the Lewis and Clark County Detention Center in Helena. Detention staff said they checked on him about every half hour and found him unresponsive that morning. An autopsy found methamphetamine in his system, and Coroner Jessie Billquist-Jette attributed the death to an accidental overdose. A coroner's jury also found the death accidental and found that detention officers were not at fault.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The coroner and coroner's jury ruled the death an accidental methamphetamine overdose and found that detention officers were not at fault.
Reported by: Lewis and Clark County Coroner Jessie Billquist-Jette and the coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner); Lewis and Clark County Detention Center staff (the agency that held him).