Died in jail or a lockup
Albert Snell
Albert Snell, 44, was held at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California, when he died on September 24, 2017. The Sheriff's Department said he was hanging from a sheet in his cell when a deputy cut him down. He died at a hospital at 4:02 a.m. that day, according to the San Bernardino Sun's report published October 20, 2017.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Sheriff's Department said Albert Snell was found hanging by a sheet in his cell, and a deputy cut him down and began CPR before he died at a hospital.
Reported by: Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.