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Jeff Mendoza

Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe
Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe The death of a 32-year-old Lehigh County Jail inmate has been ruled a suicide, LehighValleyLive reports. An autopsy was performed Monday on the body of Jeff Mendoza, of Bethlehem, by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, the news outlet reports. Mendoza was found unresponsive in his cell around 7:05 a.m. Saturday, authorities told The Morning Call. Jail staff attempted to revive him until emergency medics arrived at 7:20 a.m. but they failed to do so, Janine Donate, Lehigh County’s director of corrections told the outlet. Mendoza was being held on $50,000 bail after he was arrested in …