48-year-old man dies in custody at King County jail days after booking

A 48-year-old man died on Tuesday after spending only a few days in custody at the King County Correctional Facility in downtown Seattle.

At approximately 6 a.m., a jail officer found the man unresponsive in his dormitory-style housing unit on the ninth floor, where he was previously sleeping, the Department of Adult & Juvenile Detention (DAJD) announced.

DAJD staff attempted to revive the man along with Seattle Fire Department paramedics, who later determined that the man had died at roughly 6:30 a.m.

King County jail inmate dies days after he was booked

The man had been in custody since Dec. 26, when he was booked on a misdemeanor warrant…

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