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Stephanie Boyd

35 years old · died March 23, 2016 · Ross County Jail, Ross County, Ohio

Stephanie Boyd, 35, was a licensed nail technician and the mother of two sons, and her mother, Tina Belgar, said she had started going to church and took pride in turning her life around. Boyd was found unresponsive during a head count at the Ross County Jail in Chillicothe, Ohio, and was pronounced dead at Adena Regional Medical Center on March 23, 2016. The Ross County Sheriff's Office said it appeared to be a medical issue and that nothing pointed to an overdose, and the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation was to investigate. The final manner of death awaits toxicology results, and the coroner has said the death was not caused by any trauma.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Ross County Sheriff's Office said it appeared to be a medical issue, with no sign of overdose, and the final ruling awaits toxicology results.

Reported by: Ross County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); the county coroner.

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