Santa Fe Sheriff Concludes Jailhouse Suicide Investigation

THE SANTA FE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS MURDER SUSPECT THOMAS FERGUSON LEFT A NOTE BEFORE COMMITTING SUICIDE IN HIS JAIL CELL FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NOTE WAS ADDRESSED TO AN UNKNOWN PERSON AT 28 CAMINO JUSTICIA IN SANTA FE.

THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SAYS, IN THE NOTE, FERGUSON DECLARED HIS INNOCENCE IN THE DEATH OF 13 YEAR OLD JEREMIAH VALENCIA…EXPRESSED DISDAIN FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT…AND CONVEYED PERSONAL MESSAGES TO HIS FAMILY.

SHERIFF ROBERT GARCIA SAYS HE REMAINS CONFIDENT THAT FERGUSON WAS INVOLVED IN THE DEATH OF JEREMIAH WHO AUTHORITIES SAY WAS TORTURED BEFORE HE DIED LAST NOVEMBER.

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