46-year-old inmate found dead at Jefferson County Jail

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A man being held at the Jefferson County Jail died last week.

46-year-old Michael Eugene Taylor was found unresponsive by jail staff around 6:30 a.m. on July 11. Taylor was booked into the jail on charges of resisting arrest and identity theft on July 8.

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The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office reports an autopsy found no signs of trauma or foul play in Taylor’s death. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding Taylor’s death…

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