Deaths in Custody
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54 years old · died January 10, 2021 · Yellowstone County Detention Facility, Yellowstone County, Montana

A 54-year-old man held at the Yellowstone County Detention Facility in Billings, Montana, was found unresponsive in his cell on the morning of January 10, 2021. He was taken to a Billings hospital, where he died the following day. Sheriff Mike Linder said deputies found no evidence of assault or suicide. Toxicology results, which could take up to three months, are pending, and the sheriff's office has not determined a cause or manner of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Sheriff Mike Linder said deputies found no evidence of assault or suicide, and toxicology results are pending before a cause is set.

Reported by: Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Mike Linder) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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