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Mark Dewayne Beekman

48 years old · died August 30, 2014 · Marion County Jail, Marion County, Florida

Mark Dewayne Beekman, 48, died on August 30, 2014, at the Marion County Jail in Ocala, Florida, where he had been booked that afternoon. The Marion County Sheriff's Office said he began having medical problems during booking and was found dead in the jail's medical pod about an hour and a half later. The agency said the cause of death was unknown and remained under investigation pending an autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Marion 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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