Detectives are investigating an apparent death by suicide of an inmate in Clay County Detention Center that occurred just after midnight Monday, Jan. 23.
Detectives are investigating an apparent death by suicide of an inmate in Clay County Detention Center that occurred just after midnight Monday, Jan. 23.
LIBERTY — Detectives are investigating an apparent death by suicide of an inmate in Clay County Detention Center in Liberty that occurred just after midnight Monday, Jan. 23.
The inmate, a white male from Independence, was booked into the jail Jan. 12 to await trial on charges of nonsupport of a child.
“Detention Center staff discovered (the inmate) unresponsive in his cell during their hourly checks shortly after midnight Monday. Detention officers and deputies, as well as the jail’s contracted medical care providers, performed CPR and attempted to use an automated external defibrillator to revive (the man) before emergency medical personnel arrived, but he could not be resuscitated,” states a release from the sheriff’s office about the incident.
The inmate had no cellmate and was alone in his cell when he was discovered unresponsive, reports sheriff’s office staff.
“The Clay County Sheriff’s Office makes every effort to ensure the safety and wellness of inmates, to include providing 40 hours of in-house mental health care weekly,” states the release.
More details on this developing story will be published as they become available.
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