Jonathan Guy Alexander
Jonathan Guy Alexander was 49 years old when he died in June 2010 while held at Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, California. San Joaquin County prosecutors say his cellmate strangled him, and a criminal complaint against the cellmate was filed in early September 2010, according to The Mercury News. Prison officials said the two men were housed in a unit meant to protect people considered vulnerable, and that the death was being treated seriously.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. San Joaquin County prosecutors say his cellmate strangled him, and a criminal complaint was filed in early September.
Reported by: San Joaquin County prosecutors; Deuel Vocational Institution officials (the agency that held him).