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Jonas Mooneyham

45 years old · died January 17, 2022 · Marion County Jail, Marion County, Indiana

Jonas Mooneyham, 45, was found not breathing at the Marion County Adult Detention Center in Indianapolis early on Monday, January 17, 2022, shortly after the new jail began holding people. He was pronounced dead at 7:07 a.m. The Marion County Sheriff's Office said preliminary information suggests he died by suicide and that he showed no suicidal ideation at or after booking. IMPD, the Forensic Services Agency, the sheriff's internal affairs unit and the coroner are investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Marion County Sheriff's Office said preliminarily that he died by suicide, and that he had shown no suicidal ideation at booking.

Reported by: Marion 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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