A man died in an apparent hanging at the Hamilton County Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
William Griffin, 43, had been booked into the jail July 1, the sheriff’s office said in a news release Friday. He died Thursday.
Griffin was being held on charges that included possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia and driving on a revoked license, according to the release.
His is the third death this year at the jail. The other two were attributed to overdoses, the sheriff’s office said.
Jail staff and medical personnel heard about a possible hanging around 11 p.m. Thursday in the jail’s Echo unit, the release said, and removed Griffin to attempt life-saving aid.
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He was pronounced dead a short time later by EMS, the sheriff’s office said.
At the direction of Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp, investigators from the sheriff’s office will investigate the death and deliver findings to Wamp’s office.
— Compiled by Ellen Gerst