Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Jefferson County Jail and Detention Center, Jefferson County, Oklahoma

A person died at the Jefferson County Jail in Waurika, Oklahoma, according to KSWO 7News, which reported on October 6, 2024. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office asked the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to investigate, and a bureau spokesperson said the death was under investigation. The body was to be taken to the Medical Examiner's Office to determine cause and manner of death, and no cause had been established at the time of the report.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation spokesperson (outside investigators).

News report