Terry Craig
Terry Craig, 44, of Clarendon, died on August 8, 2025, after jail staff found him injured in his cell at the Monroe County Detention Center. He was taken to Baptist Health Medical Center in Stuttgart, where he was pronounced dead. The Arkansas State Police investigated the death as a suspected homicide, and five other people held at the jail were arrested in connection with it, though the cause and manner of death were still pending with the state crime lab. Authorities said a deputy was fired for violating policies, and they have limited what they can share while the investigation continues.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Arkansas State Police say five other people held at the jail were arrested in connection with the death and are investigating it as a suspected homicide, while the state crime lab has yet to determine the cause and manner.
Reported by: Arkansas State Police (outside investigators); Monroe County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).
News reports (7)
- Death of Clarendon man in Monroe County jail appears to be homicide, Arkansas State Police say - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Arkansas man charged with CSAM discovered dead in his jail cell
- Arkansas State Police investigating inmate death as suspected homicide
- Monroe Co. inmates charged with murder after allegedly killing child sex predator suspect
- Five Arkansas jail inmates charged in newly incarcerated man’s death
- 5 Monroe County jail inmates charged in death of another inmate - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Monroe County deputy fired after inmate death