Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Barron Jr.
Charles Barron Jr., 36, died on June 19, 2022, at the Criminal Justice Center in Indianapolis, where he was held. Court documents say his cellmate, D'Angelo Smith, strangled him with a bedsheet while video recorded the attack, and that Smith then tried to make the death look like a suicide. Smith has been charged with murder.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Court documents say his cellmate, D'Angelo Smith, strangled him with a bedsheet and then tried to make the death look like a suicide.
Reported by: court documents.