EPHRATA, Wash – Detectives are investigating the death of an inmate early Tuesday morning at the Grant County Jail.
According to the sheriff’s office, corrections deputies went to check on an inmate who didn’t show up for breakfast. They found the inmate in bed, unconscious and not breathing.
Emergency responders declared the inmate dead.
The sheriff’s office says the preliminary investigation does not indicate the death was the result of foul play. The coroner will conduct an autopsy.
The sheriff’s office has not yet released the inmate’s name.
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