Joseph Oye Oguntodu
Joseph Oye Oguntodu, 35, was held at the James V. Allred Unit, a Texas state prison in Wichita County, when he was found unresponsive on his bunk during a security check on March 7, 2019. Staff saw injuries consistent with a physical altercation, and a Justice of the Peace pronounced him dead at 7:07 p.m. A Texas Department of Criminal Justice custodial death report, as reported by KSWO 7News, lists the death as homicide by hanging and strangulation and attributes it to other people held in the unit. Early reports described the death as pending, the Office of Inspector General investigated, and autopsy results were still pending when the reporting was published, so the cause remains unconfirmed.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice custodial death report says other detainees caused the death by hanging and strangulation, and the state's Office of Inspector General is investigating.
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice custodial death report (the agency that held him); Texas Office of the Attorney General custodial death report (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.