Eric Preman
Eric Preman, 58, died on July 6, 2020, while held at the Cochise County Jail in Arizona. The sheriff's office said staff found him unresponsive during a cell check, and he was taken to Copper Queen Hospital, where he died. KOLD reported that he had been in a quarantine holding cell. The county medical examiner's autopsy, released by the sheriff's office more than a month later, attributed his death to natural causes, specifically a gastrointestinal hemorrhage tied to a duodenal ulcer. One report named the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner as the office that issued the autopsy, which differs from the county's account.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The county medical examiner's autopsy attributed his death to natural causes, specifically gastrointestinal problems and a hemorrhage tied to a duodenal ulcer.
Reported by: Cochise County Sheriff's Office, citing the county medical examiner's autopsy (the agency that held him); Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner).