Deaths in Custody
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Stephen Tripp

35 years old · died November 6, 2018 · Franklin County Detention Center, Franklin County, Maine

Stephen Tripp, 35, was held at the Franklin County Detention Center in Farmington, Maine, when he was found hanging from a bed sheet in his cell on the evening of November 5, 2018, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Stephen McCausland. He was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston and died early the next morning. Maine State Police are investigating the death with the help of jail personnel, and the manner of death has not been determined.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Stephen McCausland (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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