Name not reported
A 30-year-old man died on March 11, 2024, at a hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, after being held at the Scott County Jail. The sheriff's office said he tried to take his own life in the jail, and it said a sheriff's nurse resuscitated him before he was taken to the hospital. A deputy said people held in the jail could move in and out of their cells freely at the time, and sheriff's authorities are investigating how the attempt happened.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Sheriff's officials say he attempted suicide, and a deputy said inmates could move freely in and out of their cells at the time while the sheriff's office investigates.
Reported by: Scott County Sheriff's Deputy Ron Meredith (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.