(L.A.) Joseph Atherton, 33, Died From Meth Abuse

Case Number: 2024-14536

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 33-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Joseph Atherton.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Methamphetamine

RIP JOSEPH ATHERTON (September 21, 1990 – September 13, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 4:20 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on January 21, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.