Died in jail or a lockup
Jeffrey Brasel
Jeffrey Brasel, 28, died on May 11, 2008, while held at the Newton County Jail in Newton County, Arkansas. Authorities said he died by suicide by hanging. A local news report said his death was one of four jail deaths in north Arkansas in about three weeks, and that authorities described all four as hangings.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Authorities say Jeffrey Brasel died by suicide by hanging at the Newton County jail.
Reported by: Newton County jail authorities (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.