Jesika Skelton
Jesika Skelton, 20, of Norwalk, was held at the Huron County Jail in Ohio. The Huron County Sheriff's Office said that she and several other women in her housing pod took prescription pills that the sheriff says were brought into the jail. A correction officer found some of the women not breathing during rounds late on a Friday, and Skelton was pronounced dead at Fisher-Titus Medical Center shortly after midnight on March 11, 2012. Coroner Dr. Jeffrey Harwood said the cause was cardiorespiratory arrest from Xanax and OxyCodone, though other accounts say the official cause and manner remain undetermined pending autopsy and toxicology results.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The coroner attributed her death to cardiorespiratory arrest caused by Xanax and OxyCodone, which the sheriff's office said were smuggled into the jail.
Reported by: Huron County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); Huron County Coroner Dr. Jeff Harwood (medical examiner or coroner).