41-year-old inmate dies at Lancaster County Jail
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A 41-year-old inmate died Sunday at the Lancaster County Jail.
Lancaster County officials said Dale Kesselring was found unresponsive in a cell. Staff tried to save his life before paramedics arrived.
Kesselring had been incarcerated since Sept. 22.
He was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault after police said he hit his roommate with a metal bat.
A grand jury will investigate Kesselring’s death, as required by Nebraska law.