Died in jail or a lockup
Jeffrey Beagley
Jeffrey Beagley died in his cell at the Mesa County jail in Colorado on December 23, 2020, while he was held there awaiting trial. Mesa County Coroner Victor Yahn said he had hanged himself and that jail footage showed no one else entered the cell before he was found. The Mesa County Sheriff's Office said the case is still under investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Mesa County Coroner's Office ruled that he hanged himself in his jail cell, and said jail footage showed no one else entered the cell before he was found.
Reported by: Mesa County Coroner Victor Yahn (medical examiner or coroner); Mesa County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).