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Angela D. Brown

died February 24, 2024 · Howell County Jail, Howell County, Missouri

Angela Brown died on February 24, 2024, at the Howell County Jail in Missouri, where she had been taken after an arrest. The Howell County Sheriff's Office said she died about two hours after arriving. According to the sheriff's department, she collapsed and became unresponsive while being moved to a holding area during booking, and deputies administered CPR and Narcan without effect before she was pronounced dead at 5:37 p.m. The sheriff's office announced the death on March 4, nine days later, which it attributed to a reporting misunderstanding. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating, the cause of death is officially undetermined, and the toxicology report was not complete when reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Howell County Sheriff's Department says Angela D. Brown collapsed and became unresponsive while being moved to a holding area during booking, and that the cause of death is undetermined while toxicology is incomplete.

Reported by: Howell County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held her); autopsy.

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