A 21-year-old inmate died Wednesday morning at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center despite life-saving efforts by jail staff and University of New Mexico Hospital medical personnel, according to a county press release.
The inmate was discovered unresponsive at approximately 4:27 a.m. and was pronounced dead at 4:48 a.m. after medical staff administered emergency care, the county announced in the press release. The individual had been booked into the jail on Dec. 6, 2024.
The deceased inmate was being held on charges relating to the high-profile murder of a 13-year-old in Downtown Albuquerque, which gained notoriety because the accused is the son of an FBI agent assigned to investigate violent crimes…