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Samuel L. Johnson

55 years old · died February 19, 2021 · St. Clair County Jail, St. Clair County, Illinois

Samuel L. Johnson, 55, died on February 19, 2021, while held at the St. Clair County Jail in Illinois awaiting trial. He had been sick for several weeks and was being treated at Memorial Hospital in Belleville when he died. St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. said he was pronounced dead from complications of pneumonia and COVID-19.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. said he died of complications of pneumonia and COVID-19.

Reported by: St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr. (medical examiner or coroner).

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