Died in prison
Ethen Thornton
Ethen Thornton, 28, died on April 26, 2019, while held at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility in Hutchinson, Kansas. The Kansas Department of Corrections said he died of fentanyl and methamphetamine toxicity and classified the death as an overdose. The department's account is the cause of death reported for him.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Kansas Department of Corrections said Thornton died of fentanyl and methamphetamine toxicity, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation investigated the death.
Reported by: Kansas Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Kansas Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).