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Sterling C. Williams Jr.

31 years old · died May 3, 2019 · Stark County Jail, Stark County, Illinois

Sterling C. Williams Jr., 31, died on May 3, 2019, while held at the Stark County Jail in Stark County, Illinois. The Stark County Sheriff's Office, which held Williams Jr. in custody, reported the manner of death as suicide. That is the sheriff's office's claim about how the death happened.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: Stark County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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