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Pauline Ferrell

42 years old · died March 15, 2026 · Portage County Jail, Portage County, Ohio

Pauline Ferrell, 42, died on March 15, 2026, while she was held at the Portage County Jail in Ohio. The jail said she was found unresponsive in her cell during a security check on a Sunday evening. Major Bryan Morgenstern said the death is under investigation and released no further details. No cause or manner of death has been officially stated.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Portage County Jail said she was found unresponsive in her cell during a security check and that the incident is under investigation; no cause has been reported.

Reported by: Portage County Jail (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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