Deaths in Custody
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Little Joe Wilson

40 years old · died April 5, 2019 · Craighead County Detention Center, Craighead County, Arkansas

Little Joe Wilson, 40, of Jonesboro, died on April 5, 2019, after being held at the Craighead County Jail. According to Sheriff Marty Boyd, he was involved in a fight with other people held at the jail and was taken to St. Bernard's hospital, where he died a few hours later. His body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy, and no cause or manner of death has been announced.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Sheriff Marty Boyd said Wilson was injured in a fight between inmates, and his body was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for autopsy.

Reported by: Sheriff Marty Boyd (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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