Julius Hankton Obituary News: Drug lord Telly Hankton’s Cousin Discovered Dead in Prison,33
Early on Saturday morning, a Metairie man who was doing time for killing a man following a 2014 altercation over a dice game was discovered dead in his cell.
Around midnight, correctional staff at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center discovered Julius Hankton unconscious in his room, according to Department of Corrections spokesperson Ken Pastorick.
“Paramedics from Acadian Ambulance as well as prison medical staff performed CPR. At one in the morning, Hankton was declared dead by an Acadian Ambulance doctor, the statement said.
Hankton, 33, is Telly Hankton’s cousin and a drug lord.
According to the investigators, an autopsy has been ordered because the cause of death remains unknown.
At this time, Pastorick said, there is no suspicion of foul play.