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Jordan Benjamin Turner

36 years old · died September 20, 2016 · San Luis Obispo County Jail, San Luis Obispo County, California

Jordan Benjamin Turner, 36, of Paso Robles, died on September 20, 2016, while held at the San Luis Obispo County Jail. The coroner said he died of blood loss and sharp force trauma to his arm, using a blade from a jail-issued safety razor, and ruled the death a suicide. A deputy found him unresponsive early that morning.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The coroner ruled the death a suicide from blood loss and sharp force trauma to his arm, after he used a blade from a jail-issued safety razor.

Reported by: coroner.

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