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Jeremiah T. Denson

28 years old · died February 25, 2019 · Cass County Jail, Cass County, Missouri

Friends on social media described Jeremiah T. Denson, 28, as a good friend and a popular athlete who competed in mixed martial arts. He was found unresponsive in a shower at the Cass County jail on the evening of February 25, 2019. Cass County officials said the death was an apparent suicide. The Johnson County Missouri Sheriff's Office and the Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office are investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Cass County officials said the death was an apparent suicide, and the Johnson County Missouri Sheriff's Office and Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office are investigating.

Reported by: Cass County officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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