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Douglas E. Blaney Jr.

42 years old · died January 4, 2023 · Chemung County Correctional Facility, Chemung County, New York

Douglas E. Blaney Jr. died on January 4, 2023 at Chemung County Jail, in the custody of the Chemung County Sheriff's Office. Douglas E. Blaney Jr. was 42 years old. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation, which reviews deaths in which an officer may have played a part, was notified of the death and lists it as a medical death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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