Heather Maranda Slone
Heather Slone, 38, was the mother of three children and had two siblings, a grandmother and other family members, and her daughter set up a GoFundMe for her funeral, held Dec. 15 in Martin. She was found ill in her cell at the Floyd County Detention Center in Kentucky and taken to Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center on Dec. 4, 2019, then transferred to Pikeville Medical Center, where she died on Dec. 7. Sheriff John Hunt said officials suspect a drug overdose, but no autopsy was performed and the cause of death is pending, and the jailer said he does not believe she obtained drugs inside the jail. The jail said staff considered she appeared well when she was checked in, a claim that has not been independently verified.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt said officials suspect a drug overdose, but no autopsy was performed and the cause is pending.
Reported by: Floyd County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.