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Roy Nelson, Jr.

died 2015 · Alameda County, California

Roy Nelson, Jr. died in 2015 while held in a Hayward, California police lockup on a psychiatric hold. He was placed in a WRAP restraint before he died. The coroner attributed his death to amphetamine intoxication associated with physical exertion.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The coroner ruled that amphetamine intoxication associated with physical exertion caused his death, after Hayward police placed him in a WRAP restraint.

Reported by: coroner.

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