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Matthew Brown

22 years old · died July 24, 2012 · Natrona County Jail, Natrona County, Wyoming

Matthew Brown, 22, died on July 24, 2012, after being held at the Natrona County Detention Center in Casper, Wyoming. The Natrona County Sheriff's Office said he jumped from a second-floor balcony after his cell door was opened for breakfast, and that he was pronounced dead at a hospital about six hours later. Officials said he showed no signs of suicidal tendencies when he was booked and that they suspected no foul play, while his cellmate was interviewed and the investigation continued.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Natrona County Sheriff's Office says Brown jumped from a second-floor balcony after his cell door was opened for breakfast, and it suspects no foul play.

Reported by: Natrona 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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