Beau Hooper
Beau Hooper, 45, died on April 22, 2018, while held at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California. He was found unresponsive in his cell and later pronounced dead. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has said his death was an apparent fentanyl overdose, and state Attorney General's office tests found fentanyl in narcotics recovered during the investigation. Twelve other people held at the prison became ill during the same overdoses, and the CDCR and the Amador County District Attorney are investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the state Attorney General's office attribute his death to an apparent fentanyl overdose, with fentanyl found in narcotics recovered during the investigation.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); state Attorney General's office (outside investigators).