James Brown

James Brown, 21, of Green Bay, went into convulsions while held at the Brown County Jail and told a guard he had taken a purple capsule. A jail nurse was called, and he was taken to St. Vincent Hospital, where he later died. Brown County sheriff's officials said at a news conference that cocaine was found in his system.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Sheriff's officials said cocaine was found in his system after he told a guard he had taken a purple capsule pill.

Reported by: Brown County sheriff's officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

• Inmate who died took cocaine Pioneer Press, September 24, 2009