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Caleb Fink

24 years old · died September 20, 2022 · Alachua County Jail, Alachua County, Florida

Caleb Fink, 24, died on September 20, 2022, while held at the Alachua County Jail in Florida. The Alachua County Sheriff's Office said he was found dead in his cell just before 5 p.m. and that it considers his death a suicide, while criminal and administrative investigations are examining what happened. His sister told TV20 that he had gone to jail guards to report threats he was facing shortly before he died, and his family, through attorney Orlando Sheppard, is preparing a wrongful death suit.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Alachua County Sheriff's Office says he died by suicide, and his family's attorney is preparing a wrongful death suit without stating a cause.

Reported by: Alachua 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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