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James Harold Jones

United States · Aged 48 · Died 05/03/2012
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James Harold Jones died after he ingested a lethal amount of methamphetamine following an attempt to book him into the Tuolumne County Jail. Media reports don't state categorically whether he was booked, so this incident may be outside of FatalEncounters dataset, which does not include individuals after they've been booked into the jail or prison system.

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

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