Donald L. Helton
Donald L. Helton, 64, died at the Howard County Jail in Kokomo, Indiana, on Sunday, February 26, 2023. He was found unconscious and unresponsive that morning and was pronounced dead at 12:05 p.m. The Howard County coroner's preliminary autopsy attributed the death to a heart-related issue and classed it as natural. The final cause of death is pending toxicology testing, which was expected to take six to eight weeks.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Howard County coroner's preliminary autopsy found a natural death from a heart-related issue, with the final cause pending toxicology testing.
Reported by: Howard County coroner (medical examiner or coroner); Howard County Sheriff's Department spokesperson (the agency that held him).