Died in prison
Deon Darrelle Henderson
Deon Darrelle Henderson, 29, died on January 13, 2026, while held at the Connally Unit, a state prison in Kenedy, Texas. He had been in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice since June 2024. A TDCJ report attributes his death to illness or natural causes. According to the account, he was found unresponsive in his single-man cell.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice report lists the cause as illness or natural causes.
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.