Died in jail or a lockup
Billy Joe Johnson
Billy Joe Johnson, 42, died on December 14, 2020, while held at the Pontotoc County Detention Center in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. A news report listed the cause of his death as an assault. The report attributes that cause to the news account itself, and no further account of who was involved or how the assault happened is given here.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A news report says Billy Joe Johnson was assaulted at the Pontotoc County Detention Center, with no further detail on who did it.
Reported by: news report.