Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

25 years old · died December 21, 2015 · Lake County Adult Detention Facility, Lake County, Ohio

A 25-year-old man died on December 21, 2015, while held at the Lake County Adult Detention facility in Ohio. Officials at the facility said he was found unresponsive on the floor of his cell that evening, and paramedics took him to TriPoint Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Both bodies were sent to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office for autopsies to determine the cause of death, which is still pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: officials at the Lake County Adult Detention facility (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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