Died in jail or a lockup
Nico Lee Collins
Nico Lee Collins, 29, died on February 5, 2019, while held at the Cimarron County Jail in Boise City, Oklahoma. The Cimarron County Sheriff's Office said he died by suicide by hanging, saying he had made a device to do it. The Frontier reported that he was placed alone in a cell and that intake documents did not indicate he was at risk of self-harm.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The Cimarron County Sheriff's Office says Collins died by suicide by hanging in his cell, and a news report also lists suicide as the cause; intake documents did not show he was at risk of self-harm.
Reported by: Cimarron County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); news report.