Deaths in Custody
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Damon Adams

27 years old · died October 15, 2017 · Kit Carson County Jail, Kit Carson County, Colorado

Damon Adams, 27, died on October 15, 2017, while held at the Kit Carson County Jail in Colorado. According to Kit Carson County Sheriff Tom Ridnour, deputies found him unresponsive in his cell around 7 a.m., and he was later pronounced dead at a hospital. The sheriff asked the district attorney to conduct a formal investigation into the death, and no cause or manner of death has been stated publicly.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Kit Carson County Sheriff Tom Ridnour (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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