NE Ohio jail inmate dies in ‘medical emergency’
MANSFIELD, Ohio (WJW) — An inmate at the Richland County Jail died following what authorities called a “medical emergency.”
At about 9 a.m. on Sunday, corrections and medical workers responded to a housing unit to assist inmate Candice Crose, according to a statement from sheriff’s Capt. Chris Blunk, jail administrator.
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“Life-saving measures were performed by the staff but unfortunately Crose died at the hospital shortly after arriving,” it reads.
An investigation has started, as is customary, according to the statement.
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The jail, opened in 2008, was designed to house up to 266 inmates, according to the county’s website.
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