CLARKE COUNTY, Miss. (Queen City Newsfeed) – A male inmate was found dead in his cell Friday at the Clarke County Jail, and state authorities have been called in to investigate.
Clarke County Sheriff Anthony Chancelor said the inmate was discovered around noon on March 6. The man was found in his cell by jail staff.
Chancelor said there were no apparent signs of foul play, and the death appears to be an apparent suicide.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has been requested to take over and lead the investigation, which is standard procedure in deaths involving inmates.
Authorities have not released the inmate’s name. The investigation remains ongoing.
