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Dennis “Berta” Enoch
Gender : Male
Age : 35
Race : Native American
Date : 04/03/2023
Location : Lake Andes Jail
City : Lake Andes
County : Charles Mix
State : South Dakota
Agency : Charles Mix County SO
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Died in jail of unknown causes after arrest for disorderly conduct
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Robert Dennis “Berta” Enoch had known mental health issues he embraced when he expressed a desire to get well. He had secured a place at a treatment center just days before his death. On the day he died while waiting for his treatment to begin, he was found in the street “screaming and yelling” and “being disorderly” according to police. Deputies arrested him. He died in jail. No diagnosis was ever publicly released and it is unknown what happened to him after the arrest that led to his in-custody death.