Died in jail or a lockup
John Joseph Connell
John Joseph Connell, 18, died on October 22, 2012, while held at the Wapello County Jail in Iowa. The Wapello County Sheriff's Department said officers found him unresponsive in his cell during rounds, and that the apparent cause was hanging. One report listed suicide as the cause, while the official manner of death remained pending, with an autopsy planned to establish it.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Wapello County Sheriff's Department said the apparent cause was hanging, and a news report described it as a suicide.
Reported by: Wapello County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held him); news report.