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Willie Bias

68 years old · died September 9, 2016 · Lincoln Parish Detention Center, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana

Willie Bias, 68, was held at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, when he died on September 9, 2016. The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive in his cell on a Friday morning and was pronounced dead at a local hospital emergency room. The sheriff's office said it did not suspect foul play and that it believed corrections protocols had been followed. The death is to be reviewed by the department's investigators and the district attorney's office.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office said foul play was not suspected and that corrections protocols appear to have been followed, and the death will be reviewed by department investigators and the district attorney's office.

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