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John Yongwoo Kim

United States · Aged 19 · Died 08/21/2007
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A deputy stopped Kim for a traffic violation, then arrested him after finding cocaine in the other. As the deputy booked Kim at Montgomery County Jail, he began to show signs of illness. Kim was taken by ambulance to Conroe Regional Medical Center, where he died of a cocaine overdose. The Texas Ranger Division investigated.

Alleged responsible partyMontgomery County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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