Nicholas Henderson
Nicholas Henderson, 26, had two daughters and called his parents almost every day from the West Baton Rouge Parish Jail, his family said. He died there on September 7, 2025; the sheriff's office said he had eaten breakfast without showing signs of distress and that deputies found him unresponsive in his isolation cell about two hours later. A pathologist later found fentanyl in his stomach and determined the cause of death was a drug overdose. The sheriff's office first investigated the death as a homicide. His family says they pressed for details for months and are seeking a second autopsy.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed). The pathologist found fentanyl in his stomach and ruled the death a drug overdose, and his family is seeking a second autopsy.
Reported by: pathologist; West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).