Died in prison
Lucas Allen Faulkner
Lucas Allen Faulkner, 25, died on February 27, 2015, at University Hospitals in Iowa City, after being held at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville. Staff found him unresponsive in his cell the night before, and he was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The Iowa Department of Corrections said autopsy results attributed his death to blocked arteries in his lungs, which it described as a natural cause.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Iowa Department of Corrections, citing autopsy results, attributes his death to natural causes, blocked arteries in his lungs.
Reported by: Iowa Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); autopsy results.