Ronnie Johnson
Ronnie Johnson was 67 years old and was housed at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville, Tennessee. He was taken to a hospital for an assessment in late April 2020, where he tested positive for COVID-19, and he died early on Monday, May 4, 2020. His sister, Lindsey Neal, said she last saw him over FaceTime on the Sunday before he died, when he was on a respirator and could not talk. The Tennessee Department of Correction announced the death, and the medical examiner has not yet determined the cause.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The medical examiner has not yet determined the cause of death, and the Tennessee Department of Correction has not stated one; he had tested positive for COVID-19 at a hospital in late April 2020.