Charles Edward Williams
Charles Edward Williams, 65, lived in Auburndale. He was held at the Polk County jail, and the Sheriff's Office said he was moved from the jail's mental health unit to Winter Haven Hospital for medical treatment after he was reported to be in an altered mental state. He spent three days in the hospital and died there on April 17, 2019. The Sheriff's Office said the death is under investigation and that an autopsy was scheduled for the day the article ran.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says the death is under investigation and an autopsy was scheduled, with no cause yet reported.
Reported by: Polk County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.