Died in jail or a lockup
Robert Thurner
Robert Thurner was held at the Columbia County Prison in Bloomsburg, where he had been taken on a Friday night. Prison staff found him unresponsive in his cell the next morning and took him to Geisinger Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead on Sunday afternoon. The coroner says he attempted to hang himself. The incident is under investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The coroner says Robert Thurner attempted to hang himself in his cell, and the incident remains under investigation.
Reported by: county coroner.