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Jordan Soule

died July 29, 2023 · Gallatin County Detention Center, Gallatin County, Montana

Jordan Soule died on July 29, 2023, while held in the custody of the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office at the Gallatin County detention center in Bozeman, Montana. A forensic pathologist told a coroner's inquest that toxicology showed a lethal amount of fentanyl and no significant natural disease or traumatic injury. The coroner's jury found that he died of fentanyl toxicity and ruled the death an accident, not the result of criminal actions. The inquest heard testimony from detention center officers and a state criminal investigation agent, and was convened to determine whether a criminal act caused the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. A coroner's jury found Jordan Soule died of fentanyl toxicity and ruled the death an accident, not the result of criminal actions.

Reported by: Gallatin County coroner's jury (medical examiner or coroner); forensic pathologist testifying at the coroner's inquest (medical examiner or coroner); Gallatin County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).

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