Name not reported
A man was held at the Botetourt-Craig Regional Jail in Botetourt County, Virginia, when he died on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. The Botetourt County Sheriff's Office said deputies found him hanging in his cell and pronounced him dead at the scene, and that a routine check a few minutes earlier had shown no signs of distress. The sheriff's office describes the death as an apparent suicide and said no foul play is suspected. The Virginia State Police and the Commonwealth's Attorney have been asked to review the investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Botetourt County Sheriff's Office says he died by apparent suicide by hanging in his cell and that no foul play is suspected.
Reported by: Botetourt County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.