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Ohio Jail Inmate Dies In Confrontation With Sheriff's Deputy

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published September 5, 2017 at 5:25 AM EDT
Summit County Sheriff's Office

An autopsy is scheduled this week on a Summit County Jail inmate who died after an altercation with Sheriff's deputies on Saturday night. Authorities say 36-year-old Anthony Jones died more than 36 hours after the incident.  Two deputies were treated for minor injuries. Names of the deputies involved have not been released.  Jones was arrested on weapons charges.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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