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John D. Eichner

43 years old · died June 12, 2021 · Ottawa County Jail, Ottawa County, Ohio

John D. Eichner, 43, died in June 2021 while held at the Ottawa County Jail in Ohio. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office said staff found him unresponsive in his cell on Saturday night, June 12, 2021. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after midnight. The cause and manner of death are listed as pending, and the sheriff's office and the coroner's office are investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office said a deputy found him unresponsive with a noose around his neck, removed it and began chest compressions, and that the sheriff's and coroner's offices are still investigating.

Reported by: Ottawa 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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