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Muskegon County inmate dies after suffering heart attack in jail

Posted at 11:22 PM, Aug 04, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-04 23:23:50-04

MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich. — An inmate at the Muskegon County jail died after a heart attack, according to the sheriff.

Sheriff Dean Roesler says Muskegon deputies found an inmate experiencing a medical episode Thursday at 6:50 p.m.

CPR was performed on the subject, who was rushed to the hospital, where the inmate was pronounced dead at 7:40 p.m.

The name of the subject is being held pending family notification.

An autopsy will be scheduled.