61-Year-Old Inmate Dies in Pend Oreille County Jail

NEWPORT, WA – A 61-year-old man being held at the Pend Oreille County Jail died Thursday morning after being found unresponsive in his cell, according to the Newport Police Department.

Police said jail staff discovered the inmate was not breathing around 11:42 a.m. on August 28. Medical personnel and corrections officers attempted lifesaving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene…

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