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Stewart Robinson

54 years old · died October 12, 2024 · Alachua County Jail, Alachua County, Florida

Stewart Robinson, 54, was held in the male infirmary of the Alachua County Jail in Gainesville, Florida, when he was found hanging on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The Alachua County Sheriff's Office said he died after being taken to UF Health Shands Hospital and has classified the death as a suicide. The sheriff's office said its detectives and Office of Professional Standards are reviewing what happened.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Alachua County Sheriff's Office says Robinson died by suicide by hanging while housed in the jail's male infirmary, and detectives and the Office of Professional Standards are reviewing what happened.

Reported by: Alachua 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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