Javon Kennerson
Javon Kennerson, 37, died on December 12, 2020, at a hospital in Covington, Louisiana, after being held at the Catahoula Corrections Center. The coroner said he died of complications from ingesting roach killer, with cardiovascular disease as a contributing factor. His mother said he grew up in a military family that moved often, worked delivering frozen food, and loved baking sweets. Her federal lawsuit says the private operator and state corrections officials failed to get him adequate care in the weeks before his death; the state and the company declined to answer questions about those allegations.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). The coroner found he died of complications of roach killer ingestion, with cardiovascular disease as a contributor, while his mother's federal lawsuit says the private operator and state corrections officials failed to get him adequate care in the weeks before his death.
Reported by: coroner; his mother's federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His mother filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the private operator and state corrections officials failed to provide him adequate care in the weeks before his death, and both the state and the company declined to answer questions about those allegations.