Died in jail or a lockup
Larry Cornelius
Larry Cornelius died on August 24, 2023, while held at the Comanche County Detention Center in Lawton, Oklahoma, where he had been in custody for more than a year. According to the medical examiner report, the probable cause of death was sickle cell hemoglobinopathy with acute crisis, and the manner was recorded as natural. The report is the only account of how he died, and it says nothing about the medical care he received at the facility in the days before his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The medical examiner report attributes his death to sickle cell hemoglobinopathy with acute crisis.
Reported by: medical examiner report.