A Clarke County Jail inmate died Saturday morning after being found unresponsive in her cell, the sheriff’s office said.
During a cell check around 1:45 a.m. at the jail on Lexington Road in Athens, officials said staff noticed the 41-year-old woman unresponsive and “apparently in medical distress.” Medical personnel began to provide aid until EMS arrived at the scene.
The woman was taken to Piedmont Athens Regional and eventually pronounced dead.
The sheriff’s office said her name would not be released until they were able to get in contact with her family. The charges she was facing were also not provided
The GBI has been asked to investigate the death.
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