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Leron Golden

44 years old · died October 15, 2015 · Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center, Sacramento County, California

Leron Golden, 44, was held at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California. According to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, other people held at the facility alerted deputies on the morning of Thursday, October 15, 2015, that he was having medical problems. Deputies and medical staff attempted to save him, but he was pronounced dead at a hospital. The sheriff's office said he showed no signs of trauma and that foul play was not suspected, and an investigation into his death was planned.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department said he had no signs of trauma, that foul play is not suspected, and that an investigation is planned.

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