Dwayne Tottleben
Dwayne Tottleben, known as DJ, was 33, and friends describe him as someone in a good mood who loved his children. He spoke with a longtime friend by phone on the morning he died in October 2025. He was shot at the Coleman federal prison in Florida, and the Sumter County Medical Examiner's preliminary finding attributes his death to cardiac arrest from a single gunshot wound to the left shoulder, with the manner still pending. His family says the Bureau of Prisons has not explained how or why he was shot, and that the prison did not directly respond to questions about the shooting or any investigation. The family is seeking an independent medical examination and accountability from the prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Sumter County Medical Examiner's preliminary finding cites cardiac arrest from a single gunshot wound and lists the manner as pending; his family says the Bureau of Prisons has not explained how or why he was shot.
Reported by: Sumter County Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); his family.