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Charles L. Davis

50 years old · died January 10, 2021 · Charlotte County Jail, Charlotte County, Florida

Charles L. Davis died on January 10, 2021, while in custody at the Charlotte County Jail in Charlotte County, Florida. A news report listed illness as the cause of death, and the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said he had been taken to Bayfront Hospital Port Charlotte on January 1 for a serious medical condition and died there under medical care. The sheriff's office said nothing suspicious was found and that a Major Crimes investigation was opened per protocol, with the medical examiner declining the case. Records give his age as 50 or 51.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says Davis died of medical complications, and the medical examiner declined the case.

Reported by: Charlotte County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); medical examiner or coroner.

News reports (2)