Died in jail or a lockup
Eric Nathaniel Hicks
Eric Nathaniel Hicks was 37 years old and held at the Coffee County Jail. In October 2024, he was found unresponsive in his cell at breakfast time, and he had been dead for hours. An autopsy found fentanyl and xylazine, and the district attorney said a cellmate had smuggled pills into the jail and shared them; that man was later charged in his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. District Attorney James Tarbox says an autopsy found fentanyl and xylazine, and that a cellmate smuggled in fentanyl pills and shared them.
Reported by: District Attorney James Tarbox.