Died in custody
Name not reported
A 61-year-old man died on January 8, 2026, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was taken into police custody at an intersection on a Thursday evening, and according to News4JAX he became unresponsive while an officer was completing arrest paperwork. Paramedics took him to a hospital, where he died around 5:15 p.m. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says the death is being investigated as an apparent suicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says the death is being investigated as an apparent suicide.
Reported by: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.