Died in jail or a lockup
Joshua Ernest Snell
Joshua Ernest Snell, 49, died on August 25, 2026, while held in the Highlands County Jail in Florida, where he was awaiting trial. The Highlands County Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive on the floor of his cell on a Tuesday morning. The jail physician pronounced him dead at 8:09 a.m., and the sheriff's office said its Criminal Investigative Unit is investigating the circumstances of his death, with the cause and manner not yet determined.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Highlands County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.