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Inmate Passes Away After Transport to Local Hospital

Published Feb 5, 2018

On Monday, Feb. 5, an Escambia County Jail inmate died at a local hospital after being transported to the emergency room. The 38-year-old male was discovered unresponsive in a general population unit of the main jail located at 1700 W Leonard St.

Emergency medical services was dispatched and arrived at the jail at 6:37 p.m. Medical Director Dr. Paul Henning also responded to the call and rode with the patient in the ambulance to administer care while in transit. The ambulance reached the hospital at 7:03 p.m.

The name of the inmate is not being released at this time pending notification of next of kin. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was notified and is investigating as is standard procedure.

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