Died in prison
Justin Lee Dewitt
Justin Lee Dewitt, 39, of North Liberty, died on February 7, 2020, while held at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville. He had been held there since July 2018. A Johnson County medical examiner's office official told The Gazette that he died of heart disease, which the official described as natural causes. An earlier KCRG report said his cause of death had not yet been determined when it was published.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Johnson County medical examiner's office told The Gazette he died of heart disease, which it described as natural causes.
Reported by: Johnson County medical examiner's office (Clayton Schuneman) (medical examiner or coroner).