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Robert Paul Cantrell

49 years old · died July 23, 2019 · Montgomery County Central Jail, Montgomery County, Texas

Robert Paul Cantrell, 49, died on July 23, 2019 while held at the Montgomery County Jail in Texas. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said he was found hanging early that morning from what appeared to be a suicide attempt. Conroe Fire EMTs and EMS staff attended to him, but he died. The sheriff's office and the Texas Rangers are investigating, and the cause and manner of death are listed as pending autopsy and toxicology reports.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said he was found hanging in an apparent suicide attempt, with the manner pending autopsy and toxicology.

Reported by: Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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