Died in jail or a lockup
Lorraine Gardner
Lorraine Gardner of Ocala was outgoing and loved kids, her father, Timothy Freehart, said, adding, "I miss her being around." She died in September 2018 in a cell at the Marion County Jail in Florida. The Marion County Sheriff's Office says she overdosed on heroin and fentanyl that another woman held at the jail passed to her. The medical examiner ruled her death the result of combined drug toxicity.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Deputies say another woman held in the cell passed her heroin and fentanyl, and the medical examiner ruled the death combined drug toxicity.
Reported by: Marion County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); Marion County medical examiner (medical examiner or coroner); grand jury.
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- Inmate who died at Marion County Jail identified - Villages-News.com
- Charge: Woman caused inmate's death
- Florida Inmate Charged With Murder After Drugs Allegedly Smuggled In Vagina Lead To Overdose
- Woman who hid drugs in vagina charged with murder after inmate ODs: cops
- Florida woman charged in overdose death of fellow inmate
- Inmate death at Ocala jail was a suicide