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FBI probes death at Rocky Boy's Reservation jail
Tuesday, October 5, 2004

The FBI is investigating the death of a man at a jail on the Rocky Boy's Reservation in Montana.

Robert Rotzler, 44, died at the jail after being arrested. He had apparently been involved in a car crash on the reservation.

Winona Denny, Rotzler's fiancee, said Rotzler was suicidal and had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Rotzler was Alaska Native.

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