Died in jail or a lockup
Demonta Reshawn Tate
Demonta Reshawn Tate was 23 and from Homer, Louisiana. He died early on June 16, 2026, in a holding cell at the Minden Police Department headquarters, where he was being held. Minden Police Chief Jared McIver said he apparently hanged himself. Investigators from the Webster Parish Sheriff's Office were called in to look into the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Police Chief Jared McIver says Demonta Reshawn Tate apparently hanged himself in a holding cell at the Minden police headquarters.
Reported by: Minden Police Department (Chief of Police Jared McIver) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.