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Prisoner dies at Fort Dodge facility, may’ve taken own life

October 17, 2018 By Matt Kelley

Mathew Earl Rausch

Prison officials say an inmate at the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility was found dead from an apparent suicide.

A news release from the Iowa Department of Corrections states 31-year-old Matthew Earl Rausch was pronounced dead just after 8 p.m. Monday. The DOC is investigating the suicide and an autopsy will be done by the State Medical Examiner.

Rausch began serving a 30-year sentence this summer after being convicted of burglary and other crimes in Sioux City. He had prior felony convictions.

 

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