Quintton Allen
Quintton Allen, 33, died on April 1, 2024, at the East Arkansas Regional Unit in Lee County, a state prison where he was held in the custody of the Arkansas Division of Correction. According to Department of Correction spokesperson Dina Tyler, the department's report says staff last saw him about half an hour before he was found hanging in his single-person cell, and the department attributes the death to suicide. Staff began chest compressions and continued until emergency personnel arrived, and he was pronounced dead in the unit's infirmary. The Arkansas State Police and the Division of Correction are investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Department of Corrections spokesperson Dina Tyler said he was found hanging in his cell, and the state police and the Division of Correction are investigating.
Reported by: Arkansas Division of Correction (the agency that held him); Arkansas State Police (outside investigators).