James Jarvis
James Jarvis, 62, died on February 4, 2023, while held at the Jefferson County Detention Center. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said his cellmate alerted deputies and that deputies found him unresponsive in his cell at 10:48 p.m. The sheriff's office said deputies began lifesaving measures and called for additional medical aid, but he did not survive. The sheriff's office's account of the response is its own.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive in his cell at 10:48 p.m. after his cellmate alerted deputies, and that deputies began lifesaving measures but he did not survive; no cause of death was reported.
Reported by: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.