Crime & Police

Broward Sheriffs Give Dead Inmate’s Name

Jeffrey Willis, 41, is the name of the inmate who was found dead last week at the Broward Sheriff's Office main jail. On the right, his booking photo.Here's the BSO release:The Broward County Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause and manner of death. Detectives have confirmed that the death...
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Jeffrey Willis, 41, is the name of the inmate who was found dead last week at the Broward Sheriff’s Office main jail. On the right, his booking photo.

Here’s the BSO release:

The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the
cause and manner of death. Detectives have confirmed that the death was
not a suicide.

Willis was arrested Wednesday, July 22 by the Fort Lauderdale Police
Department and was transported to the Main Jail. He was charged with
trespassing and resisting without violence. Willis was found
unresponsive in his cell at 7:06 p.m. Thursday, July 23 by a BSO
detention deputy. He had been the sole occupant of the cell.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded and began medical
intervention, to no avail. Willis was transported to Broward General
Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

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