John Russell Thrasher IV
John Russell Thrasher IV, 35, died on June 16, 2026, while held at the Pima County Jail in Tucson. In a 2017 interview with KOLD's 13 News, he spoke about years of struggling to find steady work and said, "It's depressing; it feels hopeless." The Pima County Sheriff's Department said he had a medical emergency that night. An autopsy report, as cited by KOLD, attributed his death to accidental mixed drug toxicity, while the sheriff's office had described a medical emergency.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The autopsy report, as cited by 13 News, found an accidental mixed drug toxicity, while the Pima County Sheriff's Department first described a medical emergency.
Reported by: Pima County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him); autopsy report.