Johnny Autry
Johnny Autry died on January 9, 2021, while held at Pamlico Correctional Institution in Pamlico County, North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety said he went into medical distress at the prison. His father described him as a great person and said the family has received different accounts of what happened and wants to know what took place. The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating, and the autopsy results are pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). The Department of Public Safety says he went into medical distress and became unresponsive after staff could not calm him, while an early news report listed an overdose; his father says the family has received different accounts and wants to know what happened, and the SBI investigation and autopsy are pending.
Reported by: North Carolina Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him); News report (reporters).