Tevin McClendon
Tevin McClendon, 33, died on April 17, 2026, at an outside hospital after becoming ill at LaSalle Correctional Center in Olla, Louisiana, where he had been sent from the Harris County Jail in Texas. According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, he asked for medical attention, lost consciousness, and was pronounced dead, and officials said he had a medical emergency. A separate report said he died after smoking an unknown substance, a cause that has not been confirmed in the accounts available. The sheriff's office said it is investigating whether all procedures were followed, and no findings have been published.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). The Harris County Sheriff's Office says McClendon asked for medical attention after becoming ill and lost consciousness before he was pronounced dead at an outside hospital, and is investigating whether all procedures were followed.
Reported by: Harris County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.