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Scott Douglas Baksis

28 years old · died December 6, 2020 · Deschutes County Adult Jail, Deschutes County, Oregon

Scott Douglas Baksis, 28, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Deschutes County jail in Oregon on Dec. 3, 2020, and was taken to St. Charles Bend, where he died on Dec. 6. A judge had approved his conditional release on Dec. 1, but he could not post the required bail and remained in jail. The initial law enforcement investigation described an apparent non-suspicious suicide. Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said the investigation was ongoing and the autopsy results had not been released.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The initial law enforcement investigation described an apparent non-suspicious suicide, while District Attorney John Hummel said the investigation is ongoing and the autopsy results have not been released.

Reported by: initial law enforcement investigation. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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