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Man dies of apparent hanging at Hamilton County Jail

A man incarcerated at the Hamilton County Jail died Thursday after being found hanging in a shower, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.

Michael James Dodd was 51, according to jail records.

Dodd was booked Nov. 29 for allegedly violating his probation and a property theft charge, records show. He was being held without bond, according to jail records.

On Thursday, eight days later, he was found hanging in a shower in the jail’s Delta 2 unit around 9:20 p.m., according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.

(READ MORE: Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office reviewing last year’s jail deaths after discrepancy)