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Nathan Harrison Edwards

31 years old · died November 17, 2017 · Okaloosa County Jail, Okaloosa County, Florida

Nathan Harrison Edwards, 31, died on November 17, 2017, while held at the Okaloosa County Jail in Florida. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, correctional staff physically restrained him, and he later became unresponsive and was taken to North Okaloosa Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The sheriff's office has not yet determined the manner of death, and the investigation was ongoing when the report was published.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said the death was under investigation and gave no cause.

Reported by: Okaloosa 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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