Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Jeffrey Brake

61 years old · Cleveland County Detention Center, Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Jeffrey Brake, 61, died after a medical emergency, according to a June 30 press release. A Norman police spokesperson said Brake was in police custody and waiting to be booked into the Cleveland County Detention Center when the emergency happened. Brake was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. A Norman police spokesperson said Jeffrey Brake had a medical emergency at the detention center and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Reported by: Norman Police Department spokesperson (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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