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Quintin Forest

29 years old · died November 28, 2025 · Montgomery County Jail, Montgomery County, Ohio

Quintin Forest, 29, died on November 28, 2025, while held at the Montgomery County Jail in Dayton, Ohio. The sheriff's office said another person held in his housing unit admitted giving him prescription pain medication, which is not permitted there, though one report says the connection to his death has not been confirmed. The Montgomery County Coroner's Office has not yet determined the cause or manner of death, and the matter remains under investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Montgomery County Coroner's Office has not yet determined the cause of death, pending toxicology results, and the Sheriff's Office says another inmate admitted giving Forest prescription pain medication, which it says is under investigation.

Reported by: Montgomery County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).

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