Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man died by hanging in the intake area of the Columbia County Jail in Florida, an area under video surveillance. The Columbia County Sheriff's Office reported the death as a suicide in October 2018, and a later state attorney's investigative summary, based on records the sheriff's office released, reached the same conclusion and found no wrongdoing by jail personnel.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The sheriff's office and the state attorney's investigative summary concluded the death was a suicide by hanging, with no wrongdoing by jail staff.
Reported by: Columbia County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); State Attorney's investigative summary (outside investigators).