Nebraska State Patrol investigates inmate death
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Nebraska State Patrol is investigating the death of an inmate at a county jail.
Edgar Walker, 53, suffered a medical emergency Monday at the Thurston County Jail in northeast Nebraska, the patrol said.
He was taken to a hospital in Pender, where he was pronounced dead.
Walker was awaiting trial on a charge of second-degree domestic assault, according to court records.
The patrol said the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office requested it to conduct the investigation.
