Sonia Mojica
Sonia Mojica, 42, was held at the Ozaukee County Jail in Wisconsin. Her husband told a police officer that she struggled with alcoholism and had earlier had suicidal thoughts. The Ozaukee County sheriff's office investigation, as reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, says she hanged herself on June 16 with a noose she made from her bedding. She was taken to a hospital, where she died on June 22. Investigators are checking whether warning signs were missed, including a prior mental health treatment noted in a police report that may not have reached jail staff.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The sheriff's office investigation says Mojica hanged herself with a noose made from her bedding, and investigators are checking whether warning signs, including a prior mental health treatment, were missed at booking.
Reported by: Ozaukee County sheriff's office (the agency that held her); Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (reporters).