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Amber Goonan

41 years old · died February 2023 · Montgomery County Jail, Montgomery County, Ohio

Amber Goonan, 41, died in February 2023 after being taken from the Montgomery County Jail to a hospital. The coroner's investigation found that Amber Goonan died of drug intoxication. The jail commander said staff did not yet know whether drugs had been used inside the jail or taken in earlier.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The coroner attributed her death to drug intoxication, and the jail commander said staff do not yet know whether drugs were used inside the jail or taken earlier.

Reported by: county coroner; Montgomery County Jail commander (the agency that held them).

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