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Kody Swearngin

32 years old · died August 13, 2023 · Clallam Bay Corrections Center, Clallam County, Washington

Kody Swearngin, 32, of Yakima, was held at Clallam Bay Corrections Center, a state prison in Washington. On August 13, 2023, staff found him in his cell showing signs of a drug overdose. Investigators with OPNET Detectives say a visitor passed him a package that he swallowed, and a preliminary test of its contents was positive for methamphetamine.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. OPNET Detectives say a visitor passed him a package that he swallowed, and a preliminary test of its contents was positive for methamphetamine.

Reported by: OPNET Detectives (outside investigators).

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