Died in jail or a lockup
Rodney Latzzis
Rodney Latzzis, 34, died on September 22, 2022, in a single cell at a clinic inside the Miami-Dade Pre-Trial Detention Center, where he was held before trial. The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office determined that he died of a fentanyl overdose. Police are investigating how he obtained the drug, and the county's corrections department said it is working to stop fentanyl from entering its jails.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office ruled he died of a fentanyl overdose.
Reported by: Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Miami-Dade Corrections Department (the agency that held him).