Brandon Christopher Williams
Brandon Williams, 31, died on February 3, 2022, at Riverside Medical Center after showing signs of medical distress in the Washington Parish Jail in Franklinton, Louisiana, on a Thursday afternoon. The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office said he and two other men held there took narcotics that another man allegedly carried into the jail and passed to them, and that all three had adverse reactions. Jail staff provided on-site care and took him to the hospital, where he died. The sheriff's office said the cause of death awaits a coroner's examination and an autopsy, and the investigation is ongoing.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The sheriff's office says Williams and two other men took narcotics that another man allegedly carried into the jail, and a coroner's examination will determine the exact cause.
Reported by: Washington Parish Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.