Jowuan Hunt
Jowuan Hunt, 47, died on March 3, 2026, in the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office at the Lower Buckeye Jail in Phoenix. According to ABC15, the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office ruled his death a homicide, citing mixed trauma that included strangulation and blunt force injury. The death followed a fight in his cell with his cellmate, and the cellmate told detectives he acted in self-defense. Prosecutors later declined to bring charges, saying they could not disprove that claim.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide from strangulation and blunt force trauma, and a fellow detainee was arrested in connection with it.
Reported by: Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).