Marvin Johnston
Marvin Anthony Johnston died on December 20, 2022, at the Silverdale Detention Center in Hamilton County, Tennessee, where he was held. A correctional officer found him unresponsive in his cell, and the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said EMS was called around 7:30 pm. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Hamilton County medical examiner ruled his death an accidental overdose of fentanyl, while the sheriff's office listed the cause as pending autopsy.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Hamilton County medical examiner ruled his death an accidental fentanyl overdose.
Reported by: Hamilton County medical examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Hamilton County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).