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Ronald Ferguson

51 years old · died June 1, 2022 · Washington County Jail, Washington County, Oregon

Ronald Ferguson, 51, died on June 1, 2022, at the Washington County Jail in Hillsboro, Oregon, before he had been formally booked. The death was listed as natural causes in the record of the case. The Washington County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that Ronald Ferguson was found in a chair in the booking area. Deputies on site would not answer questions about the open investigation, and the circumstances of his death have not been publicly confirmed.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Washington 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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