Deaths in Custody
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Mark Jontz

59 years old · died November 9, 2022 · Douglas County Correctional Center, Douglas County, Nebraska

Mark Jontz, 59, died on November 9, 2022, while held at the Douglas County Jail in Omaha, Nebraska. The Douglas County Department of Corrections said staff found him unresponsive in his cell that morning, and Omaha Fire Department personnel declared him dead at 3:47 a.m. He had been held at the jail since the previous Friday. The department says the death is under a grand jury investigation and has declined further comment.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Douglas County Department of Corrections says he was found unresponsive in his cell, the manner of death is pending, and the death is under grand jury investigation.

Reported by: Douglas County Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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