Died in jail or a lockup
Roy Wayne Foley
Roy Wayne Foley was held at the Roanoke City Jail in Roanoke, Virginia, when he died on May 23, 2017. The Roanoke City Sheriff's Office said a deputy found him hanging from a bed sheet in his cell that evening, and he was pronounced dead at 7:10 p.m. The sheriff's office said the death remains under investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Roanoke City Sheriff's Office says deputies found him hanging from his bed sheet, and the death remains under investigation.
Reported by: Roanoke City Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.