Clifford Greene
Clifford Greene was taken into custody by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office after a traffic stop in Key Largo, Florida. According to the sheriff's office, he appeared to have a seizure while being driven to jail, and he died at Mariner's Hospital. A preliminary Medical Examiner's report found a high level of cocaine in his blood, and the sheriff said a bag of suspected cocaine was found in his mouth and that the evidence was consistent with an accidental overdose. The sheriff said no struggle occurred, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation was continuing.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay said the evidence was consistent with an accidental cocaine overdose and that no struggle occurred, and the Medical Examiner's preliminary report found a high level of cocaine in his blood.
Reported by: Monroe Co. Sheriff Rick Ramsay (the agency that held him); Monroe County Medical Examiner's office (medical examiner or coroner).