Died in jail or a lockup
Blake Everett Eckert
Blake Everett Eckert died in the Clay County Jail in Florida in 2024. The Clay County Sheriff's Office said detention deputies found him dead of fentanyl intoxication. In November 2025, investigators said the drug was passed to him through the jail's phone system, and another person held at the jail was charged with manslaughter.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Clay County Sheriff's Office said detention deputies found him dead of fentanyl intoxication, and investigators said another person held at the jail passed him the drug through the jail's phone system.
Reported by: Clay County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.