Demetrise Maye
Demetrise Rashaun Maye, 29, was held at William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama, and was found unresponsive in his cell on May 2, 2024, according to WVTM Channel 13; he was pronounced dead about an hour later. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office said an autopsy found no trauma or foul play and that the cause of death was pending laboratory studies. The Equal Justice Initiative reports that the Alabama Department of Corrections classified his death as an accidental fentanyl overdose, and that a coroner's report says he was being treated for depression and had overdosed twice five days before his death and was revived. The sources disagree on the cause of death, and the laboratory results are not available.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Alabama Department of Corrections classified his death as an accidental fentanyl overdose, and the Jefferson County Coroner's Office said pending lab studies would determine the cause.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Jefferson County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).