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William Plowman

40 years old · died January 5, 2014 · Custer County Detention Center, Custer County, Montana

William Plowman, 40, of Miles City, was held in the holding area of the former Custer County jail in Montana. Jail staff found him unconscious in his cell on Saturday, January 4, 2014. Sheriff Tony Harbaugh said it appeared he had tried to hang himself, and the sheriff's office described the death as an apparent suicide. Mr. Plowman was taken to a Miles City hospital, where he died the next day, and a coroner's inquest was to be held later.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Custer County Sheriff Tony Harbaugh said the death appeared to be a suicide by hanging, and a coroner's inquest is to be held later.

Reported by: Custer 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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