Deaths in Custody
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Sean Grendel

51 years old · died November 21, 2023 · McHenry County Jail, McHenry County, Illinois

Sean Grendel, 51, of McHenry, died on November 21, 2023, while held at the McHenry County Jail. He was found unresponsive in his single-occupancy cell, according to the McHenry County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office reported the manner of death as suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: McHenry County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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