Juan Renee Paz
Juan Renee Paz, 21, was held at the Citrus County Detention Facility in Lecanto, Florida, a jail run by the private operator CoreCivic. He was found unresponsive in the jail's medical housing unit on Monday, November 2, 2026, and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead that evening. His friend Kailey Canning wrote that he was more than his mistakes and needed help, and his sister Carmen Paz wrote that he would always be loved. Dispatch records raise questions about a delayed medical transport, and the Citrus County Sheriff's Office is investigating; no cause of death has been released.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). The Sheriff's Office is investigating and has not released a cause, and dispatch records raise questions about a delayed medical transport.