Hillsborough fire captain takes his own life after child pornography arrest: Deputies
TAMPA, Fla. - The Hillsborough Fire Rescue captain arrested on 100 counts of child pornography took his own life at the Falkenburg Road Jail in Tampa, according to deputies.
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The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office confirmed they are conducting an in-custody death investigation. Detention deputies said they found Marshall Nelson, 52, just after 2 p.m. on Tuesday after an attempt to take his own life.
Deputies immediately tried to save his life with the assistance of jail medical staff. He was taken to the hospital, but HCSO said he died on Wednesday. The medical examiner's office will determine his cause of death, according to the sheriff's office.
Nelson had been at the Falkenburg Road Jail since he was arrested on Jan. 30 for 100 counts of child pornography, officials said. He was found with hundreds of files of child sexual abuse material on numerous electronic devices, deputies said.
The death investigation remains active.
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The Source: The information in this story was released by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
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