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Pedro Jose Clemente-Haddock

49 years old · died June 24, 2021 · Highlands County Detention Facility, Highlands County, Florida

Pedro Jose Clemente-Haddock, 49, died on June 24, 2021, while held at the Highlands County Jail in Sebring, Florida. According to the Sheriff's Office, he collapsed while exercising in a recreation yard, and EMS took him to Highlands Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The Sheriff's Office said surveillance cameras recorded the event and reported no altercations beforehand. The Sheriff's Criminal Investigations Unit is investigating, and the official cause of death is pending from the medical examiner.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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

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