Deaths in Custody
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Lewis Coleman Shores

died November 2018 · Sebastian County Adult Detention Center, Sebastian County, Arkansas

Lewis Coleman Shores died in November 2018 while held at the Sebastian County jail in Arkansas. According to Prosecuting Attorney Daniel Shue, he suffocated by placing a plastic trash bag over his head while lying in his bunk. The prosecutor's office ruled the death a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Daniel Shue said he suffocated himself with a plastic trash bag while lying in his bunk.

Reported by: Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

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