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Man in Police Custody Dies After Breaking Hospital Window and Falling

  • A man in police custody for allegedly violating a court order was taken to the hospital for a pre-existing medical condition.
  • The man assaulted an officer and threatened to hit staff with an oxygen tank, causing them to flee the room.
  • The man then used the oxygen tank to break a window and climbed onto a ledge outside.
  • He fell 20 feet from the ledge and sustained life-threatening injuries.
  • He later died at another hospital, and the incident is under investigation.
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