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Tomibella Kartchner

28 years old · died May 25, 2023 · John Latorraca Correctional Facility, Merced County, California

Tomibella Kartchner, 28, was found dead inside the John Latorraca Correctional Center in Merced County, California, on May 25, 2023. The sheriff's office said corrections staff found her, and that first responders tried to revive her without success. The Merced County Sheriff's Investigations Bureau is looking into the death and has not released a cause.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Merced County Sheriff's Investigations Bureau (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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