Cody Bartimus
Cody Bartimus was 31 years old and was held at the Warren County Correctional Institution in Ohio. He was found unresponsive in a cell he shared with another person and was pronounced dead at a hospital on the evening of October 26, 2023. The Montgomery County Coroner's Office determined that strangulation caused his death and classified the manner as homicide. The Ohio State Highway Patrol investigated the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Montgomery County Coroner's Office ruled his death a homicide by strangulation, and he was found unresponsive in a cell he shared with another person held there.
Reported by: Montgomery County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Ohio State Highway Patrol (outside investigators).