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Kent Davidson

37 years old · died September 8, 2014 · G. Norton Jameson Annex, South Dakota

Kent Davidson, 37, was found dead in his cell at the Jameson Annex of the South Dakota State Penitentiary early on Monday, September 8, 2014, according to the state Department of Corrections. The department has not said how he was found or how he may have died, and an autopsy is pending. The attorney general said the department asked state investigators to review the death for any evidence of foul play, as is standard practice.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: South Dakota Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); state attorney general's office (outside investigators).

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