Deaths in Custody
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Thomas Loncala

52 years old · died December 20, 2016 · Volusia County Branch Jail, Volusia County, Florida

Thomas Loncala, a 52-year-old man from Ormond Beach, died in his cell at the Volusia County Branch Jail on a Tuesday morning in December 2016. Officials said his death appeared to be a suicide by hanging. Officials said an autopsy would be needed to confirm the official cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: Volusia County Branch Jail officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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