Deaths in Custody
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Manuel Servin Jr.

died December 8, 2016 · Fresno County Main Detention Facility, Fresno County, California

Manuel Servin Jr. was held at the Fresno County jail in California. On December 8, 2016, a Fresno County sheriff's correctional officer found him unresponsive in his cell during a routine check, according to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office said its investigation found he had hanged himself with fabric in the cell, and it recorded his death as a suicide. The cause and manner of death are the Sheriff's Office's claims.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: Fresno County 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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