Travis Long Fox
Travis Long Fox, 33, died at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, where he was held, on November 7, 2025. He was found dead in his cell in the east wing. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said he died of an overdose of K2, a synthetic marijuana that Jackley said was smuggled into the prison, and that he had overdosed on November 4, three days before he died. In December 2025 Jackley's office announced indictments of a prison medical staff member and another person held at the penitentiary in connection with the death; the indictments are.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Attorney General Marty Jackley says Travis Long Fox overdosed on K2, a synthetic drug smuggled into the prison.
Reported by: South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley (outside investigators).
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