Michelle Lynn Shotwell
Michelle Lynn Shotwell, 30, died on June 30, 2024, while held at Luzerne County Prison in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The county's account, as reported by The Citizens' Voice, describes her death as an accidental drug overdose. Luzerne County council voted 8-3 in March 2026 to pay her estate $150,000 to settle the lawsuit over her death. The state's Death in Custody Reporting Act record lists the manner of death as pending investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Luzerne County Council, approving a $150,000 settlement with her estate, describes the death as an accidental drug overdose; the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency lists the manner as pending investigation.
Reported by: Luzerne County Council (the agency that held her); Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
Lawsuit: Her estate sued and Luzerne County council voted in March 2026 to pay $150,000 to settle the lawsuit over her death at Luzerne County Correctional Facility.