Died in jail or a lockup
Michael James Hoeppner
Michael James Hoeppner, 60, died on March 9, 2019, while held at the Atoka County Jail in Atoka, Oklahoma. A corrections officer found him dead in his cell the following morning. The Atoka County Sheriff's Office said he appeared to have died in his sleep, and that the cause was double bronchopneumonia due to the flu.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The Atoka County Sheriff's Office says he died of double bronchopneumonia due to the flu, while a news report lists the cause as medical neglect without describing the lapse.
Reported by: Atoka County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); news report.