Died in jail or a lockup
Loyd Brown Jr.
Loyd Brown Jr., 49, died on April 21, 2018, while held at the Wayne County Jail in Greenville, Missouri. Jail officials told his family he had died by suicide by hanging. His family describes him as a loving, happy man who had recently gotten married, and says he showed no signs of being suicidal. The family disputes the jail's account and has asked for a Department of Justice investigation into how he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). Jail officials told the family he hanged himself, but the family rejects that account, says he showed no signs of being suicidal, and has asked for a Department of Justice investigation.
Reported by: Wayne County Jail officials (the agency that held him); his family.