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died September 14, 2022 · Davis County Jail, Davis County, Utah

A man in his 40s died in September 2022 while held at the Davis County Jail in Utah. The Davis County Sheriff's Office said he died by suicide and that the jail's checks were completed before he was found in his cell on the night of September 14. Jail spokesperson Stephanie Dinsmore gave a different account, saying he died after jumping from a balcony on September 11, so the date, place and manner of his death differ between the reports. Officials have declined to release his name.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Police say the death was a suicide, and the jail has not released his name while internal and external investigations proceed.

Reported by: Police (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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