Brenyon Allen
Brenyon Allen was the first-born and only son of Barbara Allen, who keeps his ashes in a box in her living room with a framed picture of him on top. He died in July 2018 while sitting in a common room of the Mecklenburg County Jail in Charlotte, North Carolina, and his autopsy listed fentanyl toxicity as the cause of death. Video obtained by WBTV shows him slumped on a couch for nearly seven minutes with two staff present before staff attempted resuscitation. His mother said she still wants to know how he obtained the drugs, and the sheriff declined to answer questions about the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). The autopsy listed fentanyl toxicity as the cause of death, and WBTV's video shows him slumped on a couch for nearly seven minutes with two staff present before they tried to resuscitate him.
Reported by: autopsy report; WBTV (reporters).