Sebastian John Balliro
Sebastian John Balliro, a 41-year-old attorney from Fort Myers, was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1998 and also practiced law in Fort Lauderdale. He was held in a single cell at the Lee County jail, where he was found unresponsive on a Friday afternoon in July 2012. The Lee County Sheriff's Office said it is investigating his death as a suicide, and its Major Crimes Unit was waiting for autopsy results. No account in the material we have says whether the required cell checks were carried out or whether staff responded to any request for help.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Lee County Sheriff's Office says the death appears to be a suicide, with the Major Crimes Unit awaiting autopsy results.
Reported by: Lee County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.