Terry B. Carter
Terry Carter, 34, died on June 25, 2023, after he was found not breathing in his cell at the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans, where he was held. He was taken to University Medical Center and died there. The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office said the death is being investigated as a possible drug overdose while the coroner determines the official cause, and it said it is checking whether contraband inside the jail was involved. One account says he was found while deputies were distributing medications, and the sheriff's office said his family and federal court monitors were notified.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office says the death is being investigated as a possible drug overdose while the coroner determines the official cause.
Reported by: Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.