Crime & Safety
Rochester Hills Man Dies Hours After Being Released From Jail
Detectives are investigating 37-year-old Rochester Hills man's death.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — A 37-year-old Rochester Hills man died the same day he was released from jail, and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is opening an investigation.
Sheriff’s deputies and paramedics responded to a potential overdose call in the Plum Ridge neighborhood on Oct. 26 at 8:36 p.m. When officers and paramedics arrived, they performed CPR on the man but he died at the scene.
The victim’s mother and step-brother informed detectives the man had been released from jail earlier that day and had potentially overdosed on prescription pills, which were prescribed to him. The victim had a history of prescription drug abuse, according to his family.
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An autopsy was scheduled and investigators from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating.
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