Deaths in Custody
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Devonte Gardner

died November 7, 2020 · Alachua County Jail, Alachua County, Florida

Devonte Gardner was held at the Alachua County Jail in Florida when he was seriously injured in a fight with another person held there in October. According to the reporting, he was left in a vegetative state and died the following weekend from those injuries. The injuries from the fight are given as the cause of death, and the manner is listed as homicide. Gardner's family and any other people who knew him are not quoted in these accounts.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Another inmate, Daniel Clark, is being charged with murder over injuries Devonte Gardner suffered in a jail fight.

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

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