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Chentelle Legendre

52 years old · died May 17, 2023 · Onslow County Detention Center, Onslow County, North Carolina

Chentelle Legendre, 52, died on May 17, 2023, while held at the Onslow County jail in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Sheriff Chris Thomas's office said she suffered a cardiac arrest that morning and that deputies were called to respond. The sheriff said the exact cause of death would be determined by autopsy. The reporting does not yet include autopsy results.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Sheriff Chris Thomas said she died of cardiac arrest and that the cause was pending autopsy results.

Reported by: Sheriff Chris Thomas, Onslow County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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