Jerome Stevenson
Jerome Stevenson was 26 and loved working out and his family; relatives remembered him mowing a lawn without being asked. He was held at the Avoyelles Parish jail in Marksville, Louisiana, when he was beaten in a cell on November 4, 2023, and he died after being taken to hospitals. The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office said another person held at the jail attacked him and that two deputies were arrested, but said no employee struck him. His family, supported by Ben Crump, is still seeking answers about how events unfolded.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (disputed). The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office says another incarcerated person beat him and no employee struck him, though two deputies have been arrested; the family, backed by Ben Crump, is still seeking answers about the sequence of events.
Reported by: Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.