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Andrew Haffert

31 years old · died April 29, 2019 · Nacogdoches County Jail, Nacogdoches County, Texas

Andrew Haffert, 31, died on April 29, 2019, while held at the Nacogdoches County Jail in Texas. According to the sheriff's office's custodial death report, jailers and deputies tried to restrain him, and he had a medical emergency during the restraint, when staff could not tell whether he was breathing. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital. The autopsy results and manner of death have not been released, and the Texas Rangers and an internal review by the sheriff's office are ongoing.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office custodial death report says he had a medical emergency while jailers and deputies restrained him, and the manner of death is still pending.

Reported by: Nacogdoches County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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