Robert Beane was 27 when he died on November 13, 2019, in Hueytown, Alabama. Police found him unresponsive in or beside a vehicle parked outside a home on the 3900 block of Old Johns Road. Investigators said his death began as a suspected heroin overdose that overtook him before anyone summoned help.

Authorities identified homeowner Cecil William Cox of Hueytown as the person who provided the heroin. Police allege Cox was present as Beane’s condition worsened but did not call 911 or seek medical aid, and prosecutors treated the death as tied to the underlying felony of furnishing narcotics. Warrants were obtained and Cox was arrested and booked into the Jefferson County Jail; reporting focuses on the charging decision and the allegations rather than later court developments.

If anyone knew Robert Beane, was at the Old Johns Road residence that night, or has information about what happened in his final hours, please share what is known.