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42 years old · died April 4, 2018 · Indian River County Jail, Indian River County

A 42-year-old man died at the Indian River County Jail in April 2018. According to Sheriff's Office spokesman Maj. Eric Flowers, deputies found him unresponsive in the cell he shared on a Wednesday morning, his cellmate alerted staff, and he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:55 a.m. Flowers said deputies found no signs of trauma and that medical issues may have caused the death, and the investigation is ongoing.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Sheriff's Office spokesman Maj. Eric Flowers said no signs of trauma were found and that medical issues may have caused the death, with the investigation ongoing.

Reported by: Sheriff's Office spokesman Maj. Eric Flowers (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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