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Died in prison

Gerald Cruse

died April 25, 2026 · Okeechobee Correctional Institution, Florida

Gerald Cruse died on April 25, 2026, while held at Okeechobee Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections listed the manner of death as accident, and the record gives no cause of death, age, or other details about how he died.

Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident

Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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