Simon Henrickson
Simmon Henrickson died on September 14, 2019, while held at Columbia Correctional Institution in Lake City, Florida. Staff found him unresponsive along with another person, and the Florida Department of Corrections said the cause was a suspected drug overdose. Autopsy reports obtained by News4Jax found a lethal level of fentanyl in his body, and it is unclear how the drugs reached the facility. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the department's Office of Inspector General are investigating, and the Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as accident.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Florida Department of Corrections said the death was a suspected drug overdose, and autopsy reports obtained by News4Jax found a lethal level of fentanyl.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); autopsy reports obtained by News4Jax (medical examiner or coroner); News4Jax (reporters).
News reports (6)
- Inmate Mortality, fiscal year 2019-2020, archived
- Prison inmates dead after incident at Columbia Correctional Institution
- 19 prison staffers treated for potential drug exposure after deaths of inmates
- 2 inmates die of suspected overdose at Florida prison
- Autopsy: Columbia County inmates died after exposure to fentanyl
- Two suspected drug smugglers charged with murder after inmates die at Columbia Correctional Institute