Robert Schminky
Friends and relatives described Robert Schminky, 63, as a quiet man with no history of violence who worked as a heavy equipment operator for the Monroe County Roads and Bridges Department from 2006 until 2015. He died on September 21, 2021, while held at the Monroe County jail on Stock Island. Sheriff's office spokesman Adam Linhardt said a deputy found him with a bed sheet around his neck in the early morning and that he was taken to Lower Keys Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Sheriff Rick Ramsay has asked the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to conduct an independent investigation, which has begun, and the manner of death is listed as pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Monroe County Sheriff's Office spokesman Adam Linhardt said he was found with a bed sheet around his neck, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is conducting an independent investigation at the sheriff's request.
Reported by: Monroe County Sheriff's Office spokesman Adam Linhardt (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.