Bobbie Jo Allen
Bobbie Jo Allen, 61, of Albany, Oregon, died at the Linn County Jail, where she was being held. Deputies found her unresponsive in her cell during an hourly check on the morning of October 3, 2026, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan said Allen appeared to be having a medical emergency. The Lane County Sheriff's Office and the state medical examiner's office are conducting an independent investigation, and the manner of death is listed as pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Sheriff Michelle Duncan said she appeared to be having a medical emergency, and the death is under independent investigation by the Lane County Sheriff's Office and the state medical examiner's office.
Reported by: Linn County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Michelle Duncan) (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.