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Phyllis Brown

died September 14, 2021 · Leon County Detention Center, Leon County, Florida

Phyllis Brown died in September 2021 while held at the Leon County Jail in Florida. The Leon County Sheriff's Office said deputies found her unresponsive in her cell on Tuesday night, September 14, and that no foul play was suspected. An autopsy was still being conducted as of the next evening, and the sheriff's office said the state investigative agency was not being called in because the death was deemed not suspicious. A later report describing her as found unresponsive in her cell gave no cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The sheriff's office said no foul play was suspected and an autopsy was still pending.

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