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Timothy Brokes Jr.

37 years old · died May 17, 2018 · Marion County Jail, Marion County, Missouri

Timothy Brokes Jr., 37, of Hannibal, died on May 17, 2018, while held at the Marion County jail in Palmyra, Missouri. Sheriff Jimmy Shinn said he died by hanging and that the report indicates he apparently killed himself. Corrections officers attempted to resuscitate him without success, according to the account.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Sheriff Jimmy Shinn said Brokes died by hanging and apparently killed himself.

Reported by: Marion 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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