Deaths in Custody
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Jeremiah Roberts

32 years old · died May 3, 2020 · Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, Sullivan County, Indiana

Jeremiah Roberts, 32, of Nacogdoches, Texas, died in May 2020 while held at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle, Indiana. Indiana State Police classified the death as a homicide. Another man held at the prison was arrested in connection with the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Indiana State Police treated the death as a homicide, and another man held at the prison was charged with murder in connection with it.

Reported by: Indiana State Police (outside investigators).

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