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Vincent Romanino

45 years old · died October 29, 2026 · Pinellas County Jail, Pinellas County, Florida

Vincent Romanino, 45, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Pinellas County Jail on October 29, 2026, and was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said a bedsheet was tied around his neck and secured to a stool, and that surveillance footage showed he was alone and the evidence is consistent with suicide. Sheriff's Robbery/Homicide detectives are continuing the investigation, and his next of kin has been notified.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says the evidence is consistent with suicide, with a bedsheet tied around his neck and secured to a stool, and surveillance footage showed him alone.

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

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