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Jhon Alexander Baker

35 years old · died September 28, 2018 · Butler County Adult Detention Facility, Butler County, Kansas

Jhon Alexander Baker, 35, died at the Butler County Jail in Butler County, Kansas. Butler County Sheriff Kelly Herzet said he hanged himself in the jail on September 27, 2018. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation investigated the death and said he left a suicide note.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Butler County Sheriff Kelly Herzet said Baker hanged himself at the county jail, and the KBI investigated and said he left a suicide note.

Reported by: Butler County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Kansas Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).

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