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Zachory Siddle

42 years old · died February 8, 2026 · Shelby County Correctional Facility, Shelby County, Ohio

Zachory Siddle, 42, of Medway, died on February 8, 2026, while held at the Shelby County Jail in Sidney, Ohio. Sheriff Jim Frye said jail staff found him unresponsive in his cell shortly after a routine head check at about 12:30 a.m. The sheriff's office said the death was a suicide and that no foul play is suspected. The coroner's investigation and a state review by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction are pending.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Sheriff Jim Frye says staff found Zachory Siddle unresponsive in his cell shortly after a routine head check, and that no foul play is suspected; the coroner's investigation is pending.

Reported by: Shelby County Sheriff Jim Frye (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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