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Ethan Tjader

died May 30, 2026 · St. Croix County Jail, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Ethan Tjader died on May 30, 2026, at the St. Croix County Jail in Wisconsin, where he was held in the jail's Huber work-release dorm. The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive around 6:30 a.m. and that life-saving measures were attempted before he was pronounced dead. The Dunn County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death, and the cause and manner of death had not been stated by the agency that held him.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office says the manner of death is pending, and the Dunn County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

Reported by: St. Croix County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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