Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A 22-year-old man from Sterling, Michigan, had a medical emergency after arriving at the Chippewa County Correctional Facility. The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office said an autopsy found he died of acute methamphetamine toxicity, and said officers did not know he had swallowed drugs before his arrest. The sheriff's office did not say whether staff checked on him during the time before the emergency.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Chippewa County Sheriff's Office says an autopsy found acute methamphetamine toxicity, and that officers did not know he had swallowed drugs before his arrest.
Reported by: Chippewa County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); autopsy.