Willie Jones Jr.
Willie Jones Jr., 48, was held at Staton Correctional Facility in Elmore County, Alabama, when he was taken on January 4, 2023, to Baptist South Medical Center in Montgomery for treatment of an illness. The Alabama Department of Corrections spokesperson said he was declared brain dead, removed from life support, and died on January 6. The state's Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating the circumstances of his death, and the Department's spokesperson described the illness only as unspecified.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. An Alabama Department of Corrections spokesperson said he was hospitalized for an unspecified illness, and the state's Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating the circumstances of his death.
Reported by: Alabama Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Law Enforcement Services Division (outside investigators).