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William Oviedo

55 years old · died February 18, 2016 · Passaic County Jail, Passaic County, New Jersey

William Oviedo, 55, of Clifton, died in his cell at the Passaic County Jail in New Jersey on February 18, 2016, the day he was due to be released after about three months there. Bill Maer, a spokesman for the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, said Oviedo was found unresponsive shortly before 5 a.m. after attempting suicide. The sheriff's special investigation division is investigating the death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Bill Maer, spokesman for the Passaic County Sheriff's Office, said he was found unresponsive shortly before 5 a.m. after attempting suicide, and the sheriff's special investigation division is investigating.

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

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