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Mitchell Morrison

28 years old · died May 5, 2019 · Brown County Jail, Brown County, South Dakota

Mitchell Morrison, 28, of Aberdeen, was held at the Brown County Jail in early May 2019 when he was found with a noose around his neck on a Thursday night. He died three days later at a hospital in Sioux Falls. Tim Bormann, chief of staff for South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, said the death appears to be a suicide, and the state Division of Criminal Investigation is looking into it while autopsy results are pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Tim Bormann, chief of staff for South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, said the death appears to be a suicide by hanging while the state Division of Criminal Investigation's inquiry and autopsy are pending.

Reported by: South Dakota Attorney General's office (Tim Bormann, chief of staff) (outside investigators).

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