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Keith Newberry

59 years old · died March 2, 2017 · South County Jail, Polk County, Florida

Keith Newberry, 59, died on March 2, 2017, while held at the South County Jail in Frostproof, Florida. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, he had become ill with symptoms of a stomach virus and was being treated in the infirmary when he went into cardiac arrest. He was taken to a hospital in Sebring, where he was pronounced dead. The sheriff's office said preliminary autopsy results point to extensive pre-existing medical issues, with final results awaiting toxicology, and that an internal review and death investigation are underway.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Polk County Sheriff's Office says preliminary autopsy results point to extensive pre-existing medical issues, with final toxicology results still pending.

Reported by: Polk 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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