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Jeffery Simmons

44 years old · died May 11, 2017 · Hamilton County Jail, Hamilton County, Tennessee

Jeffery Simmons, 44, died in May 2017 while held at the Hamilton County Jail in Tennessee. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said he experienced a medical emergency and was taken to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The sheriff's office, through spokesman Matt Lea, has opened an investigation into the death, and the manner of death is listed as pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said he experienced a medical emergency and that it has opened an investigation; no cause of death has been reported.

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

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