Donelle Felder
Donelle Felder, 39, was held at the Chesapeake Correctional Center in Chesapeake, Virginia, when he died on July 1, 2026. According to the Chesapeake Sheriff's Office, a deputy learned he was having a medical issue, medics were called, and he was taken to a local hospital, where he died. The sheriff's office describes the death as an apparent medical emergency, and the medical examiner will determine the cause. The sheriff's office has opened an investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Chesapeake Sheriff's Office says he had an apparent medical emergency and the medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
Reported by: Chesapeake Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.