John Hatfield
John Hatfield, 31, died on the evening of Wednesday, July 18, 2018, in his cell at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, where he was held. Department of Corrections spokeswoman Natalie Laborde said he appeared to have overdosed, and officials believed the drug involved was synthetic marijuana known as mojo. The death is under investigation, and officials are looking into how drugs reached the prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Corrections spokeswoman Natalie Laborde said he appeared to have overdosed on synthetic marijuana, and the death is under investigation.
Reported by: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (the agency that held him); Department of Corrections spokeswoman Natalie Laborde (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.