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David Kolenda

63 years old · died November 13, 2021 · Charlotte County Jail, Charlotte County, Florida

David Kolenda, 63, of Punta Gorda, died on November 13, 2021, at the Charlotte County Jail in Florida, where he was held before trial. The sheriff's office said video surveillance showed what appeared to be a suicide attempt, and detention deputies went to his cell. The sheriff's office is investigating the death as a suicide, and says that investigation is ongoing.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Authorities say Kolenda died by apparent suicide at the Charlotte County Jail, where deputies responded after video surveillance showed what appeared to be a suicide attempt.

Reported by: Charlotte 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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