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Jerry Aleman

41 years old · died June 9, 2021 · George F. Bailey Detention Facility, San Diego County, California

Jerry Aleman, 41, died on June 9, 2021, while held at the George F. Bailey Detention Facility in San Diego County, California. Lt. Thomas Seiver said a preliminary drug screen detected fentanyl. Seiver said the death was being investigated as possibly drug-related. Paramedics pronounced Aleman dead at the scene.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Lt. Thomas Seiver said a preliminary drug screen detected fentanyl and the death is being investigated as possibly drug-related.

Reported by: Lt. Thomas Seiver (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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