Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Daniel Robertson

Craighead County Detention Center, Craighead County, Arkansas

Daniel Robertson died while held at the Craighead County Detention Center in Arkansas. Police said he died of an overdose after fentanyl was supplied to him inside the facility. In August 2025, state prosecutors dropped their case against a man accused of supplying the drug, citing a federal indictment. The police account of how the drug reached him is the claim reported in these sources.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Police say Daniel Robertson died of fentanyl supplied to him inside the Craighead County Detention Center.

Reported by: police.

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