Javonta Broden
Javonta Broden, 23, died on September 15, 2024, at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, where he was held in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Officials said he had been involved in an altercation with his cellmate. Staff found him in his cell shortly after 1 p.m., and he was pronounced dead around 2 p.m. The department's death data lists the death as a homicide based on the autopsy report, while the first published reports said investigators were still reviewing the death and awaiting the autopsy.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections lists the death as a homicide based on the autopsy report.
Reported by: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (the agency that held him); autopsy report.