Died in prison
Rodney Martin
Rodney Martin, 39, died on April 3, 2024, at a hospital in Newport, Arkansas, after being found hanging in his single-person cell at the Grimes Unit, a state prison. According to an Arkansas Department of Correction report, the death is suspected to be a suicide. The Arkansas State Police are investigating, and the Division of Correction is conducting its own internal review.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Arkansas Department of Correction reported that Rodney Martin was found hanging in his cell and that the death was suspected to be a suicide.
Reported by: Arkansas Department of Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.