Died in prison
Anton Myklebust
Anton Myklebust was a man from Hawaiʻi who had been due to be released from the Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona, that October. He died there on May 4, 2024. Pinal County prosecutors say he was beaten and strangled, and six people have been charged in his death, five of them with first-degree murder. The ACLU of Hawaiʻi has said his death points to failures at the prison, and the case is ongoing.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Pinal County prosecutors say other people held at the prison beat and strangled him in his cell.
Reported by: Pinal County prosecutors, via court documents and grand jury indictments.