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Thomas Jason Hall

42 years old · died February 18, 2019 · Wayne County Detention Center, Wayne County, North Carolina

Thomas Jason Hall, 42, died at the Wayne County Detention Center in North Carolina on February 18, 2019. The Wayne County Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive in his cell around 5:20 a.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene. The sheriff's office said no foul play is suspected, and the State Bureau of Investigation will lead the investigation into his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Wayne County Sheriff's Office said no foul play is suspected and the North Carolina SBI will lead the investigation, without stating a cause of death.

Reported by: Wayne 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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