Died in jail or a lockup
Tara Lynn Garcia
Tara Lynn Garcia, 48, died on May 17, 2019, in her cell at the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma City, where she was being held before trial. A detention officer serving breakfast found her dead; she had been sharing the cell with two other women. The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office said it did not suspect foul play and attributed her death to methamphetamine toxicity, a cause reported by The Frontier and the Associated Press.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office says Garcia died of methamphetamine toxicity and did not suspect foul play.
Reported by: Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); Associated Press (reporters).