Jacob W. Honeycutt
Jacob W. Honeycutt, 36, of Fort Smith, died on July 31, 2020, after he had a seizure while held at the Sebastian County Detention Center. He was taken to Baptist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Arkansas State Police investigated the death. The autopsy, as reported by Sebastian County Prosecutor Daniel Shue, attributed it to a heart attack with methamphetamine use as a contributing cause and ruled it an accident, and the prosecutor said no charges would be filed.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory autopsy attributed his death to a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease, with methamphetamine use as a contributing cause, and Sebastian County Prosecutor Daniel Shue reported those findings.
Reported by: Arkansas State Crime Laboratory (autopsy by Dr. Charles P. Kokes) (medical examiner or coroner); Sebastian County Prosecutor Daniel Shue.