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Charles Vaughn III

31 years old · died May 26, 2021 · Florida State Hospital-Forensic Service, Florida

Charles Vaughn III, 31, died on May 26, 2021, while held at Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee, where he had been housed off and on for several years. The Florida Department of Children and Families did not immediately confirm the death or give a cause. The state attorney said he had not been told how Vaughn died. In April 2021 Vaughn had been found competent to stand trial and was awaiting a hearing on whether he could proceed.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Florida Department of Children and Families did not immediately confirm the death or give a cause, and the state attorney said he had not been told how Vaughn died.

Reported by: Florida Department of Children and Families (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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