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Johnny Pearson

66 years old · died July 23, 2025 · Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, Oklahoma

Johnny Pearson died in a hospital on July 23, 2025, held at Lexington Assessment and Reception Center, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Johnny Pearson was 66 years old. The department lists the manner of death as natural.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Oklahoma Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: Oklahoma Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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