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John J. Tripp

49 years old · died November 29, 2017 · Saline County Jail, Saline County

John J. Tripp, 49, was held in the Saline County Jail. The Saline County Sheriff's Office said deputies found him hanging from the top bunk in his cell on November 22, 2017. Deputies took him to Salina Regional Health Center. He died there on November 29, 2017, after staff turned off life support.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Saline County Sheriff's Office says deputies found him hanging from the top bunk in his cell but did not state a manner of death.

Reported by: Saline 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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