Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Matthew Alan Huggins

40 years old · died June 19, 2017 · Hoover City Jail, Hoover, Alabama

Matthew Alan Huggins, 40, was from Homewood, Alabama. He was taken to the Hoover Jail on a Saturday in June 2017, and on Monday evening, June 19, he was found unresponsive, alone in a holding cell, and pronounced dead minutes later. Hoover police said they did not suspect foul play or suicide, and the cause of his death remained unknown pending autopsy and toxicology results. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office investigated.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Hoover police (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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