Died in jail or a lockup
Joseph Councell Duke III
Joseph "Trey" Duke III died in his cell at the Gunnison County Jail in Colorado on June 28, 2015, the morning after he was held there. An autopsy report listed acute drug overdose as the cause of death and reported finding a plastic baggie of fentanyl in his stomach. The district attorney declined to file criminal charges against any officer.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The autopsy report lists an acute drug overdose as the cause of death, and the district attorney declined to file charges against any officer.
Reported by: autopsy report; district attorney.