A Hamilton County Jail inmate died Friday and an investigation is under way, a spokeswoman for the sheriiff’s office said today.
Jamal Spralling, 22, was pronounced dead at Erlanger hospital at about 12:30 p.m. Friday, spokeswoman Janice Atkinson said in a news release.
Corrections officers called 911 at 11:29 a.m. and told dispatchers that CPR was being performed on Mr. Spralling, Ms. Atkinson said.
She did not say where the incident happened or why Mr. Spralling was in jail.
Mr. Spralling’s family has been notified, Ms. Atkinson said.
No more information will be released until an investigation by the sheriff’s office and the medical examiner is finished, Ms. Atkinson said.