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Sabrina Renee Decker

died November 13, 2022 · Jackson County Jail, Jackson County, Oregon

Sabrina Renee Decker died on November 13, 2022, at the Jackson County Jail in Oregon, about nine days after she was booked there. The district attorney's office said no charges would be filed, attributing a witnessed cardiac arrest, which happened while she was having seizure-like activity, to possible epilepsy or an arrhythmia linked to chronic opiate use. The office also reported fentanyl in her system and said she had continued using drugs in custody. Authorities expressed condolences to her family and friends, calling her death tragic and unexpected.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Jackson County District Attorney's Office said she suffered cardiac arrest, possibly from epilepsy or an arrhythmia linked to chronic opiate use, and the manner of death was not determined.

Reported by: Jackson County District Attorney's Office (outside investigators).

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