Died in prison
Robert Ivy
Robert Ivy, 37, was held at the East Arkansas Regional Unit in Brickeys, Arkansas, when he died in April 2018. According to the Arkansas Department of Correction, he was found hanging in his locked single-person cell on a Wednesday night and was pronounced dead about fifteen minutes later, despite emergency care from prison staff. The department says suicide is suspected. Arkansas State Police and the state prison system are investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Arkansas Department of Correction says suicide is suspected, and Arkansas State Police are investigating.
Reported by: Arkansas Department of Correction (the agency that held him); Arkansas State Police (outside investigators).