Batesville Police Chief Alan Cockrill told White River Now the results from the Arkansas State Crime Lab’s autopsy on James Gilfedder were recently received.
Gilfedder, a freshman student-athlete at Lyon College, was found dead in his dorm room earlier this year.
The autopsy results said Gilfedder died from alcohol intoxication — an accidental death.
Authorities say they conducted multiple interviews with student-athletes at Lyon College, it was determined the victim had attended an off-campus party where drinking was involved the evening before he was found deceased.
Gilfedder (pictured below) was a freshman baseball player at Lyon College.
Image via cremationservicesofarkansas.com/obituary/james-gilfedder-iii
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