Rogers B. Vernon
Rogers B. Vernon, 40, died at the St. Helena Parish Jail in Greensburg, Louisiana, on April 19, 2025, after a medical emergency. The St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office said he died of a fentanyl overdose and that drugs were brought into the jail by other people held there. The sheriff's office said eleven people, ten of them held at the jail, were arrested in connection with the drugs. The 21st Judicial District Attorney's office said two people held at the jail allegedly brought the fentanyl in and have been indicted for second-degree murder.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The 21st Judicial District Attorney's office and the St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office say he died of a fentanyl overdose after drugs were brought into the jail by other people held there.
Reported by: St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); 21st Judicial District Attorney Scott Perrilloux's office.