CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said an inmate died at the Clay County Jail on Monday morning.
CCSO said inmate Jarel Walker-Webb, 20, was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead at the jail.
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Detention deputies were alerted by other inmates that Walker-Webb appeared ill and unresponsive around 9 a.m.
Fire and Rescue personnel responded to the jail, but were unable to revive Walker-Webb, CCSO said.
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The cause of Walker-Webb’s death is currently unknown, and there were no obvious signs of trauma, CCSO said.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has been notified and will lead the investigation into Walker-Webb’s death, working alongside the Medical Examiner’s Office.
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