Dawes County jail inmate found dead in cell on Friday

Dawes County Attorney/Coroner Vance Haug has ordered an autopsy and toxicological screening on a woman who died late Friday afternoon at the Dawes County Jail in Chadron.

September 27, 2022Updated: September 27, 2022

By News Channel Nebraska

Dawes County jail inmate found dead in cell on Friday

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