Died in jail or a lockup
Dustin Ryback
Dustin Ryback died in November 2016 at a hospital after he was found not breathing in his cell at the Montgomery County Jail, where he was being held. He was 28, according to the coroner's office. The county coroner ruled his death an accident and attributed it to fentanyl. Prosecutors said fentanyl distributed by another person at the jail caused his death, and the sheriff said he was not beaten in the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Montgomery County coroner ruled the death an accident from fentanyl, and prosecutors say fentanyl distributed by another inmate caused it.
Reported by: Montgomery County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); prosecutors; federal court.