Deaths in Custody
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Roshiek Wren

27 years old · died August 2, 2012 · Independence County Detention Facility, Independence County, Arkansas

Roshiek Wren, 27, died on August 2, 2012, while held at the Independence County Jail in Batesville, Arkansas. According to a KATV report, he was brought to the jail in the early morning, and less than two hours later emergency crews were called because he had ingested a substance. He was taken to White River Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, and his body was sent for an autopsy. The reporting said the autopsy would determine the cause of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Independence County Sheriff Steve Jeffery (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

News reports (2)