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Man Found Dead By Highway 29 In McDavid Was In Prison 10 Days Prior
August 13, 2010
The man found dead by Highway 29 in McDavid on Tuesday had been released from a Florida prison just 10 before his body was discovered.
The body of Donald Freeman, 49, was found by a road crew near the West Fraser McDavid sawmill.
“We have ruled out any blunt force trauma, and there are no signs of foul play,” said Sgt. Ted Roy, spokesperson for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Roy also said there were no obvious signs of trauma that would indicate Freeman was struck by a passing vehicle. His death is no longer being treated as a homicide.
Freeman was believed to be walking toward Century were he had friends or relatives, Roy said.
According to the Florida Department of Corrections, Freeman was released July 31 from the Apalachee Correctional Institution, West Unit in Sneads. He was sentenced to state prison in 2006 for aggravated assault with a weapon without the intent to kill and cocaine possession.
Authorities are still trying to piece together what happened in the hours leading up to Freeman’s death, and Roy said the cause of Freeman’s death is still unknown. He said the department is still waiting for toxicology and additional test results.
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11 Responses to “Man Found Dead By Highway 29 In McDavid Was In Prison 10 Days Prior”
Are you guys serious????? The Sheriffs Dept does not do autopsy’s, when they find a dead body they take measurements and collect all if any evidence, but upon their findings, nothing was suspicious, therefore they wait for autopsy which is conducted by the medical examiner, which may find the reason for death, or may not….wow…really?
you do your autopsy your way and they’ll do…..
Methinks the measuring of the scene was not an autopsy
autopsies? looks like he’s holding a tape measure to me.
I feel so bad for his family. I pray God will comfort and give them peace. So very sad!
this is really sad = (
why? is david preston doing autopsies?
It’s not hard to imagine he was hitch-hiking or just hiking, and never thought to bring water along…resulting in heat prostration. Even if he did, lately a bottle or even two might not be enough. But there are many ways a man of his age could succumb under the stress of the heat.
No test for heat stroke but there are indicators that could point to it….may God have Mercy on this poor man’s soul and grant Peace to his family.
David Preston for county commissioner
I’ve wondered the same thing..It’s been so hot…
wonder if they can test for heat stroke