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Steven Woods

45 years old · died December 10, 2024 · Oklahoma County Detention Center, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Steven Woods, 45, died on December 10, 2024, at the Oklahoma County Detention Center, where he was being held before trial. According to KOCO, an officer serving breakfast found him unresponsive in his cell at about 4:05 a.m., and jail medical staff's lifesaving measures were unsuccessful. Jail officials say early details indicate suicide, and the circumstances are under investigation. KFOR reports the jail said the death appears to be a suicide and that the investigation is in its early stages.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Jail officials say early details indicate suicide, and the investigation is in its early stages.

Reported by: Oklahoma County Detention Center (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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