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Ethan C. Knoell

26 years old · died November 17, 2020 · Dodge County Judicial Center, Dodge County, Nebraska

Ethan C. Knoell, 26, of Fremont, was held at the Dodge County Judicial Center in Dodge County, Nebraska. According to the Dodge County Attorney's office, he was found unresponsive in his cell on November 17, 2020, and was pronounced dead the next day at a hospital in Omaha. The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating the cause of his death, and a grand jury will review it as Nebraska law requires. An autopsy was performed, but its results had not been released, so the cause and manner of death remain pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Dodge County Attorney's office; Nebraska State Patrol (outside investigators).

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