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46 years old · died February 10, 2026 · DuPage County Jail, DuPage County, Illinois

A 46-year-old man died on February 10, 2026, while held at the DuPage County Jail in Wheaton, Illinois. The DuPage County Sheriff's Office said he had a medical emergency around 5:30 p.m. that day and was taken by ambulance to Central DuPage Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The sheriff's office's report says he told staff he was not feeling well, and that he became unresponsive while medical staff were assessing him before paramedics took him to the hospital. The sheriff's office has listed the manner of death as pending, and the incident is under investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: DuPage 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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