Johnell Walker
Johnell Walker, 27, died on October 22, 2021, while held at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna, Louisiana. Sheriff's office reports say he and another man were found unresponsive in their housing unit and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy, as reported by authorities, found he died of acute fentanyl toxicity, and the sheriff's office opened an investigation into how the drug entered the jail. His brother Joharri Walker's family later noticed similarities between Johnell's death and Joharri's own death in 2023.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The autopsy found acute fentanyl toxicity, as reported by authorities, and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating how the drug entered the jail.
Reported by: Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); autopsy, as reported by authorities (medical examiner or coroner).