A man died after being in custody at the Hamilton County Jail, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Corrections officers responded around 8:30 p.m. Thursday to a man in a holding cell, unconscious and experiencing a medical emergency, according to a news release.
He had been in custody for around 14 hours at that time and was waiting for the release process to be completed, according to the release. A bondsman had brought him in around 6:30 a.m. Thursday on an active burglary warrant, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies and medical personnel began to render medical aid, and the man was then taken to a medical facility by EMS responders.
He was later pronounced dead there, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The Sheriff’s Office did not release the man’s name, age or details about the active warrant.
The office will investigate the death, at the direction of Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp.
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— Compiled by Ellen Gerst