William Wilson
William Wilson, 57, died on October 29, 2023, at Lakeland Correctional Facility, a Michigan state prison in Coldwater. Michigan State Police say an autopsy found broken and unbroken balloons containing methamphetamine in his body, and that he died of an overdose while trying to regurgitate them. Police say a visitor had passed him the drugs during a visit two days earlier. A woman has been charged in connection with supplying the drugs, and the investigation is ongoing.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Michigan State Police say an autopsy found methamphetamine-filled balloons in his body and that he died of an overdose while trying to regurgitate them.
Reported by: Michigan State Police (outside investigators); Michigan Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).
Sources (5)
- Detroit woman accused of smuggling meth into state prison, leading to fatal overdose of inmate
- Prisoner died after swallowing smuggled meth balloons, woman charged
- Detroit woman accused of smuggling meth into prison, leading to inmate's fatal overdose
- Woman arrested in connection to Lakeland prison overdose death
- MSP arrests two for contraband smuggling linked to prisoner's death