Crime & Safety
Ex-Lakeville Principal Died By Suicide In Jail: Report
He was found dead in his cell in Crow Wing County on Nov. 20, according to reports.
![Christopher J. Endicott was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison in 2019 after pleading guilty to two counts of stalking, two counts of burglary, and one count of identity theft.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/shutterstock/22887410/20220128/110252/styles/patch_image/public/shutterstock-1091259398___28110101989.jpg)
LAKEVILLE, MN — Fifty-one-year-old Apple Valley resident Christopher J. Endicott, the former principal of Century Middle School in Lakeville, died of suicide of asphyxiation, the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office told Patch.
He was found dead in his cell in Crow Wing County Jail on Nov. 20, according to a report by the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Endicott was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison in 2019 after pleading guilty to two counts of stalking (gross misdemeanor), two counts of burglary (felony) and one count of identity theft (felony) in connection with five separate cases from June 2013 to June 2018.
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Endicott was suspended from his job as principal of Century Middle School in 2018 in connection with the case.
Anyone struggling with mental health can get help by calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, visiting this website or by texting HOME to 741741.
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