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Leondray Sanders

26 years old · died July 7, 2023 · Concordia Parish Correctional Facility, Concordia Parish, Louisiana

Leondray Sanders, 26, was held at the Concordia Parish Correctional Facility and was on a work detail at 701 J.J. Pruitt Road in Monterey, Louisiana, when he died on July 7, 2023. The Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office said he came into contact with a power line. The sheriff's office said the coroner pronounced him dead at the scene. The investigation into how and why he died is ongoing.

Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. The Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office said Sanders came into contact with a power line while on a work detail, and the investigation is ongoing.

Reported by: Concordia Parish 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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