Terry L. Brumley Jr.
Terry L. Brumley Jr., 33, was found dead in his cell at the Westmoreland County Prison on September 28, 2023. An autopsy found that he died of a fentanyl overdose, and prosecutors told a preliminary hearing that drugs had got into the jail. His family's federal lawsuit says he died after consuming fentanyl smuggled into the facility and that staff failed to prevent drug entry and to treat his addiction. A grand jury presentment alleges another person brought the drugs into the jail and gave them to him, while the defense said no testimony tied a named man to the drugs Brumley used.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). An autopsy found a fentanyl overdose, and the family's federal lawsuit says the drugs were smuggled into the jail and that staff failed to stop drug entry and to treat his addiction.
Reported by: autopsy; his family's federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers); grand jury presentment; Assistant District Attorney Adam Barr at a preliminary hearing.
Lawsuit: His family filed a federal lawsuit over his death at the Westmoreland County Prison, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.