An inmate found unresponsive at the Hamilton County Jail over the weekend died after being taken to a hospital, officials said.
Dennis Gann, 54, was found unresponsive less than 30 minutes after jail staff saw him behaving normally, according to a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office press release.
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Corrections deputies and medical personnel performed CPR and used an automated external defibrillator before Gann was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the release said.
Gann had a known medical history involving multiple chronic illnesses and was monitored in accordance with facility procedures, the release said.