Ronald Brauning
Ronald Brauning, 41, of Abington, was held at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Pennsylvania while awaiting trial. He was found unresponsive in his cell on October 9, 2018, and was pronounced dead at Einstein Medical Center. The coroner's autopsy found combined drug intoxication involving fentanyl and prescription antidepressants and ruled the death an accident. Prosecutors allege fentanyl was smuggled into the jail and supplied to him, while the county has said he may have stockpiled his prescribed medication and that it is reviewing how the drugs got in.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The coroner's autopsy found combined drug intoxication involving fentanyl and prescription antidepressants and ruled the death an accident, and the county says he may have stockpiled his prescribed medication.
Reported by: coroner's report (medical examiner or coroner); Montgomery County Correctional Facility (the agency that held him).