Deandre Roney
Deandre Roney, 39, was held at William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Alabama, and his family said they had saved money to help him restart his life after prison. He was stabbed in the head and back during an assault, and the Jefferson County medical examiner listed the cause as a sharp force injury, with the Alabama Department of Corrections investigating the death as a homicide. His sister, Chante Roney, says he had told staff he feared another man was threatening him, and the family says that man had already stabbed him once and that they asked the department to keep him safe, but he was not moved. Accounts give the date of death as June 8 or June 9, 2024, and the family says they want justice and answers.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). The Jefferson County medical examiner and ADOC say he died of a sharp force injury during an assault by another person, and his family says he had told staff he feared another inmate, who had already stabbed him once, but he was not moved.
Reported by: Jefferson County medical examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); his family.