Jimmy Bedford
Jimmy Bedford, 54, died on August 10, 2021, while held at the Oklahoma County Detention Center. According to the jail, an officer escorting him to a video hearing noticed he did not look well and took him to the medical unit, where he went into cardiac arrest. Paramedics continued CPR on the way to Saint Anthony Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around midday. The jail's Special Investigations Unit is investigating, and the State Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Oklahoma County Detention Center said Jimmy Bedford went into cardiac arrest in its medical unit, and the State Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause of death.
Reported by: Oklahoma County Detention Center (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.