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Cleveland Roosevelt Allison

30 years old · died June 9, 2024 · Hinds County Detention Center, Hinds County, Mississippi

Cleveland Roosevelt Allison, 30, died on June 9, 2024, after a medical emergency while held at the Raymond Detention Center in Hinds County, Mississippi. Sheriff Tyree Jones said he was taken to Merit Health and pronounced dead shortly after arriving. The sheriff said the cause of death was unknown and that foul play was not suspected. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating while autopsy results are pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Sheriff Tyree Jones said Cleveland Roosevelt Allison suffered a major medical emergency and that the cause of death is unknown while autopsy results are pending.

Reported by: Sheriff Tyree Jones (the agency that held him); Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).

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