Died in jail or a lockup
Leeanna Sue Brown
Leeanna Sue Brown, 41, died on July 27, 2016, while held at the Howard County Jail in Howard County, Arkansas. According to the Howard County Sheriff's Office, jail staff found her that morning with a bed sheet tied around and to the windows of her cell. A news report listed suicide as the cause of death. The Arkansas State Police were asked to investigate and assigned a special agent to the case.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Howard County Sheriff Bryan McJunkins's office and a news report describe Leeanna Sue Brown's death as a suicide, with jail staff finding her with a bed sheet tied to the cell windows and failing to revive her.
Reported by: Howard County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); news report.