Dewitt Lee Dailey Jr.
Dewitt Lee Dailey Jr., 43, died on July 31, 2020, while held at the Alachua County Jail in Florida. Detention officers found him during early-morning rounds in a general population cell, with a sheet around his neck tied to his bunk, and he was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 8:48 a.m. The jail said he was housed alone and had not previously indicated suicidal intent, and the sheriff's office described the death as an apparent suicide. Detectives and the Office of Professional Standards are investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Alachua County Jail detention officers said he was found with a sheet around his neck tied to his bunk, and the sheriff's office called it an apparent suicide while an investigation continues.
Reported by: Alachua County Jail detention officers (the agency that held him); Alachua County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.