Morgan Bussard
Morgan Bussard, 25, died on May 8, 2023 while held at the Eastern West Virginia Regional Jail in Martinsburg. The West Virginia Department of Corrections said she died of a reported self-inflicted overdose after swallowing a substance during booking and then becoming ill. The Martinsburg Police Department and the state agency expressed condolences. The death remained under investigation while police awaited final autopsy results.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The West Virginia Department of Corrections said she swallowed a substance during booking and died of a self-inflicted overdose, and police await final autopsy results.
Reported by: West Virginia Department of Corrections (Andy Malinoski) (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.