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Jerry Lee Wile

53 years old · died November 24, 2013 · Wayne County Jail, Wayne County, Ohio

Jerry Lee Wile, 53, died at the Wayne County Jail in Wooster, Ohio, in the early hours of November 24, 2013, when he was found hanging from a shirt in a restroom. Another person held at the jail found him, and paramedics were unable to revive him. The Wayne County Sheriff's Office, through Sheriff Travis Hutchinson, and the county coroner have not determined the manner of death, and the coroner is investigating the cause, with an autopsy scheduled for November 25.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Sheriff Travis Hutchinson said Wilе was found hanging by a shirt in a jail restroom, and the Wayne County Coroner is still investigating the cause of death.

Reported by: Wayne County Sheriff Travis Hutchinson (the agency that held him); Wayne County Coroner (medical examiner or coroner).

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