Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died March 30, 2018 · Santa Rosa County Jail, Santa Rosa County, Florida

A man whose name had not been released died after being held at the Santa Rosa County Jail in Florida. Law enforcement officials said he had swallowed cocaine during a traffic stop. Jail medical staff treated him and placed him in a close watch area before he was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Division is conducting a full death investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Law enforcement officials say he swallowed cocaine during a traffic stop.

Reported by: law enforcement officials. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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