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Stephen C. Steen

28 years old · died August 14, 2020 · John E. Polk Correctional Facility, Seminole County, Florida

Stephen C. Steen, 28, of Longwood, died on August 14, 2020, at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility in Seminole County, Florida, where he was being held. The Seminole County Sheriff's Office said deputies found him unresponsive in his cell during a routine check. Officials said the initial investigation points to a medical cause, and the manner of death remains pending an autopsy.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Seminole County Sheriff's Office says the preliminary investigation points to a medical cause, pending an autopsy.

Reported by: Seminole 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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