WBRSO identifies cause and manner of death for inmate

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office identified the cause and manner of death for an inmate who was found unresponsive inside a jail cell on Sunday, July 5, 2026.

Deputies confirmed the cause of death for Darren Dorman Jr., 46, was Hypertensive Heart Disease. The manner of death was ruled natural, WBRSO said.

Jail staff located Dorman around 9:30 p.m. and rendered aid until EMS arrived at the scene…

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