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Joshua Gunn

29 years old · died May 16, 2023 · Lebanon Correctional Institution, Warren County, Ohio

Joshua Gunn, 29, was held at the Lebanon Correctional Institution in Warren County, Ohio, when he died on May 16, 2023. A Warren County grand jury report and the prosecutor said he died of an overdose from ingesting fentanyl that they say was brought into the prison. Other people have been accused in connection with smuggling the drug in, and that case is ongoing.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. A Warren County grand jury report and the prosecutor say he died from ingesting fentanyl smuggled into the prison.

Reported by: Warren County grand jury (court); Warren County prosecutor (outside investigators).

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