Inmate found dead at detention center

The booking area inside the Garland County Detention Center, photographed on July 23, 2019. - File photo by Grace Brown of The Sentinel-Record
The booking area inside the Garland County Detention Center, photographed on July 23, 2019. - File photo by Grace Brown of The Sentinel-Record

A 28-year-old male inmate died Friday while in custody at the Garland County Detention Center, Garland County Sheriff Mike McCormick told The Sentinel-Record on Sunday.

According to a news release from the sheriff's department, the inmate was brought to the detention center by "another agency" and booked into the detention center on criminal trespass charges at around 2 p.m. Friday. The news release did not identify the inmate or the other agency.

Just over three hours after his arrival, at around 5:17 p.m. Friday, the inmate "was found unresponsive in a holding cell in the booking area" of the detention canter, the release stated.

"Lifesaving measures were immediately taken by on-site medical staff and LifeNet was called to the scene and continued the lifesaving efforts to no avail," training and media relations coordinator Sgt. John Schroeder stated in the news release.

Schroeder noted in the release that the Garland County coroner's office and the Garland County Sheriff's Department Criminal Investigation Division responded to process the scene and "began a formal investigation."

"The body has been sent to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory to determine the cause of death. ​ This is an ongoing investigation," the release stated.

Local on 12/23/2019

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