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Shaun C. Farley

35 years old · died January 9, 2017 · Marion Hardin Multi-County Correctional Center, Marion County, Ohio

Shaun C. Farley, 35, was found dead in his cell at the Multi-County Correctional Center in Marion, Ohio, on the morning of January 9, 2017, after a corrections officer discovered his body. Jail officials, including Executive Director Dale Osborn, said he used a bed sheet to kill himself and that he had shown no violent tendencies and caused no problems while held there. The Marion Police Department is investigating, and the case remains open.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Multi-County Correctional Center officials, including Executive Director Dale Osborn, say he used a bed sheet to kill himself in his cell.

Reported by: Multi-County Correctional Center officials, including Executive Director Dale Osborn (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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