Died in prison
Dillan Lawson
Dillan Travell Lawson, 23, was a former Crestview High School football player. He died on April 1, 2017, while held at Jackson Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison in Jackson County. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as homicide, and one news report said he had been stabbed. The department had not explained the death when the station asked it for more information.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as homicide, and a news report says he was stabbed at Jackson Correctional Institution.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); news report.