Marvis Johnson
Marvis Johnson, 49, was held at the Charlotte Correctional Institution in Punta Gorda, Florida, when he died on October 23, 2025, according to the Florida Department of Corrections, which recorded the manner of death as accident. His aunts, Evangeline Lloyd and Yolanda Eugene, spoke publicly about their grief and said his life still had value. An autopsy report attributes his death to an accidental overdose of a synthetic cannabinoid, but his family says they waited about five months for it and that it was released only after WINK Investigates pressed the state. The family is asking how such drugs reached the prison, and the Florida Department of Corrections declined to answer questions, citing an ongoing investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed). The autopsy report attributes his death to an accidental synthetic cannabinoid overdose, while the Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner as accident; his family is asking how such drugs reached the prison.
Reported by: autopsy report; Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Marvis Johnson's family (family or their lawyers).