A 35-year-old woman from Niagara Falls died last week while being held at the Erie County Holding Center, according to the Erie County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials identified the woman as Elizabeth Calaty, who was booked into the downtown Buffalo facility on Friday morning after appearing in Buffalo City Court. Authorities said Calaty had been taken into custody roughly two hours earlier on a warrant for petit larceny.
The sheriff’s office reported that Calaty completed the intake process shortly after arriving at 10:45m. Following the assessment, officials determined she should be placed on detox observation. Later that night, at about 11:45pm, she “reportedly refused a medical visit,” according to the sheriff’s statement…