Died in jail or a lockup
Eric Means
Eric Means, 30, was held at the Bradley County Jail in Tennessee when he died in July 2023. He was found unresponsive in his cell. An autopsy found he died of a fentanyl overdose, according to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation release. Investigators said fentanyl pills had been brought into the jail and sold there, and that one was passed to Means.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said an autopsy found Eric Means died of a fentanyl overdose after a pill was passed to him in the jail.
Reported by: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).