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Jessie Raby

died May 11, 2025 · Walton County Jail, Walton County, Florida

Jessie Raby died at the Walton County Jail in Florida on May 11, 2025, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office said he was found unresponsive on the floor of his cell early that Sunday morning, after a 5:45 a.m. check at which he had appeared normal. It reports that foreign objects were blocking his airway, and EMS pronounced him dead at 6:37 a.m. The sheriff's office says the death appears to result from his own actions, but the death is pending autopsy and the medical examiner has not yet released findings.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Walton County Sheriff's Office says the death appears to result from Jessie Raby's own actions, with objects blocking his airway, and that the case is pending autopsy.

Reported by: Walton County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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