Shelbi Ervin
Shelbi Ervin, 25, died on November 2, 2024, while held at the Jefferson County Jail in Texas. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said corrections officers found her unresponsive on the morning of her death, and that a suspected heroin overdose was the cause, with the Texas Rangers investigating and awaiting autopsy results. According to a probable cause affidavit reported by KFDM, she died of a fentanyl overdose after using heroin supplied by another person held at the jail, who has since been indicted for murder. The affidavit is the basis for those claims, which are not yet established in court.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office suspects a heroin overdose, while a grand jury indictment and a probable cause affidavit say she died of fentanyl laced in heroin that another inmate supplied.
Reported by: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); grand jury indictment; KFDM, from a probable cause affidavit (reporters).