Cody Armistead
Cody Armistead, 22, died while held at Potosi Correctional Center in Mineral Point, Missouri, on Sunday, February 15, 2026, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections. The department announced his death and said an autopsy would be conducted. His mother, Tori Armistead, said a prison major told her he had died of a drug overdose. The Department of Corrections has not confirmed a cause of death, and autopsy results are pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Cody Armistead's mother, Tori Armistead, says a prison major told her he died of a drug overdose, while the Missouri Department of Corrections has not confirmed a cause and says an autopsy is pending.
Reported by: Tori Armistead, his mother (family or their lawyers); Missouri Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).