Donte Roshod Houston
Donte Roshod Houston, 35, died at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility in Ionia, Michigan, on October 24, 2026. According to the Michigan Department of Corrections, he was found unresponsive in his two-person cell around midday while staff were making rounds. Staff and responding EMS tried to save him, but he was pronounced dead. Michigan State Police are investigating his death as a suspected homicide, and the department named his cellmate as the primary suspect, though that person's name has not been released.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Michigan State Police are investigating his death as a suspected homicide, and his cellmate is considered the primary suspect.
Reported by: Michigan Department of Corrections spokesperson (the agency that held him); Michigan State Police (outside investigators).