Country music star's son-in-law dies in Florida fall

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Friday, September 14, 2018
Alan Jackson performs at the 53rd annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 15, 2018, in Las Vegas.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Nashville prosecutor who was the son-in-law of country music star Alan Jackson has died in a fall in Florida.



Citing a Davidson County District's Attorney's Office release, news outlets report 28-year-old Ben Selecman died Wednesday. He was at a boat dock in Jupiter, Florida, when he slipped, suffering traumatic head injuries.



District Attorney Glenn Funk called the assistant district attorney a "rising star."



Selecman married Jackson's daughter, Mattie Jackson Selecman, in October 2017.



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