Dyteon Simpson
Dyteon Simpson, 23, died on July 10, 2022, while held in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Family were described as grieving his loss, and he was from Baker. Staff found him unresponsive in a cell on Sunday evening and he was pronounced dead after medical staff responded. The sheriff's office said a preliminary toxicology test was positive for fentanyl, and the coroner's autopsy is pending to determine the final cause and manner of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The sheriff's office said a preliminary toxicology test showed fentanyl and an apparent drug overdose, with the coroner's autopsy still pending.
Reported by: East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).