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Isaiah Lazarus Mitchell

24 years old · died February 27, 2024 · John E. Goode Pretrial Detention Facility, Duval County, Florida

Isaiah Lazarus Mitchell, 24, was being held at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, in February 2024. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said he experienced an unknown medical episode, and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue took him to a hospital, where he died shortly after arriving. The medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine the cause of death, and the Sheriff's Office Cold Case Unit will also investigate.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says he experienced an unknown medical episode, and the medical examiner has yet to determine the cause.

Reported by: Jacksonville 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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