Fatal Encounters

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Jorden Marie Simms

Name: Jorden Marie Simms
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 12/26/2019
Location: 1900 S 20th Ave
Safford, Arizona, 85546
County: Graham
Agency: Graham County Sheriff's Office, Safford Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Jorden Marie Simms, in custody in the Graham County jail, reportedly slipped out of her handcuffs and jumped from an unsecured moving vehicle. Simms suffered severe injuries and brain trauma. She died several days later. She had alleged rape by her arresting officer and deputies at the jail and was being transported to a hospital in Sanford to be checked for abdominal pains. Simms had reportedly removed her handcuffs, belly chain and ankle restraints before opening the door.
Unique ID: 27187

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