59-year-old woman in custody at Wayne County Jail dies

DETROIT – An inmate at the Wayne County Jail died Wednesday.

Wayne County officials said the 59-year-old woman was seeking medical attention and was at a "medical stepdown unit" at the time.

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The woman was booked into the facility Tuesday night on a felony charge out of Detroit.

Medical officials said they believe she died from cardiac arrest.

No other information was made available.

Detroit police are investigating.


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