Markeith Williams
Markeith Williams died on October 10, 2022, while held at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. The Mississippi Department of Corrections said another man held at the prison killed him and attributed the death to gang violence. The state crime lab had not finished its report, so the cause of death had not been determined when the department made its statement.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Mississippi Department of Corrections says another man held at Parchman killed him and blames gang violence, while the state crime lab had not completed its report.
Reported by: Mississippi Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.