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Cristitan David Sarmiento

35 years old · died September 12, 2019 · Liberty County Jail, Liberty County, Texas

Cristitan David Sarmiento, 35, died on September 12, 2019, while held at the Liberty County Jail in Texas. According to the Liberty County Sheriff's Office, he was found hanging by a bed sheet in his cell, and jail staff called an ambulance. He was pronounced dead at Liberty/Dayton Regional Hospital, the sheriff's office said. The sheriff's office said the Texas Rangers would take over the investigation, which was in its early stages.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Liberty County Sheriff's Office said he was found hanging by a bed sheet in his cell, and the Texas Rangers were to investigate.

Reported by: Liberty County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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