Janard Geffrard
Janard Geffrard died while held in a Broward County, Florida jail, where he was awaiting trial. According to a letter from Broward County Public Defender Gordon Weekes to the sheriff, obtained by WLRN, he was killed in his cell by another person held there. The letter states that the attack was motivated by his sexual orientation. The account of how he died comes from the public defender's letter, and no official finding is reported.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Broward County Public Defender Gordon Weekes says in a letter to the sheriff that another person held in the jail killed Geffrard in his cell because of his sexual orientation.
Reported by: Broward County Public Defender Gordon Weekes (family or their lawyers).