Deaths in Custody
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Corey Stokes

39 years old · died February 13, 2014 · John E. Polk Correctional Facility, Seminole County, Florida

Corey Stokes, 39, died on February 13, 2014, while being booked into the John E. Polk Correctional Facility in Seminole County, Florida. Seminole County deputies said he had a seizure while they were restraining him and that he died on the way to Central Florida Regional Hospital. The sheriff's office said an autopsy was scheduled and an investigation was underway.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Seminole County deputies say he had a seizure while being restrained during a medical evaluation, and the autopsy was still pending.

Reported by: Seminole County deputies (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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