MBI investigates the death of an inmate in Lee Co.
LEE COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the Lee County Coroner’s Office are investigating the death of an inmate.
Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson says an inmate was found unresponsive on the floor of her cell on Wednesday night.
Jail staff immediately began first aid, and she was taken by ambulance to North Mississippi Medical Center.
According to Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green, the inmate, identified as 26-year-old Shamari McIntosh, was pronounced dead at NMMC at 8:12.
The Sheriff’s Office says a preliminary investigation found no signs of trauma or evidence indicating an assault.
As part of standard practice in cases of inmate deaths, her body has been sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Pearl for an autopsy, and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has opened an investigation.
