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Iowa DCI investigating inmate death at Cerro Gordo county jail

C.G. Law Enforcement Center
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MASON CITY – A male inmate was discovered deceased early Tuesday morning at the Cerro Gordo county jail.

On December 1, 2015, at approximately 6:50 AM, a Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office Correctional Officer discovered an unresponsive male in his jail cell. Lifesaving efforts were immediately started and the man was transported to Mercy Hospital North Iowa where he was pronounced dead.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) was asked to assist in this death investigation. An autopsy is scheduled at the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny, Iowa.

No further information will be released at this time.

Sheriff Kevin Pals did not comment on the incident nor name the inmate, either. NIT won’t name the individual until authorities release his identity.

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