Vadim Valenteychik
Vadim Valenteychik, 54, of Palm Coast, Florida, leaves behind a 17-year-old son and once owned a local daycare business, according to AskFlagler. He was held at the Flagler County jail, the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, and on January 9, 2026, the sheriff's office said staff found him unresponsive in his single-person cell during a 6:00 a.m. check. Deputies, detention staff and fire rescue attempted life-saving measures, and fire rescue pronounced him dead. The sheriff's office said the cause of death has not been determined; the Florida Department of Law Enforcement was asked to investigate, and the jail plans an internal and clinical medical review.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Flagler County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.