UPDATE: Police release identity of deceased inmate
Posted By: Channel 8 Eyewitness News
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UPDATE:
The deceased inmate is 54-year-old Terry Flournoy, of Lincoln.
Flournoy was contacted by an LPD officer last night, 5:24 p.m., at S. 14th and N Streets.
He was found to have an outstanding misdemeanor trespassing warrant and was transported to the jail. During the intake process, staff expressed concern over Flournoy’s high blood pressure.
Lincoln Fire & Rescue then transported Flournoy to a local hospital to determine whether he was fit for confinement. He was examined by hospital staff and released at 7:36 p.m.
An LPD officer subsequently transported Flournoy to the Lancaster County Corrections Adult Detention Facility and completed the booking process. At 1:53 a.m., dispatch received the call of an inmate in medical distress and summoned Lincoln Police Department and Lincoln Fire & Rescue to the facility.
Terry Flournoy was transported by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 3:10 a.m. The investigation into the death is on-going; however, at this time, his death appears natural. An autopsy has been ordered by the Lancaster County Attorney and is scheduled for Friday, April 28, 2017.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Authorities say an inmate has died at a hospital after suffering some sort of medical problem at the Lancaster County Jail in Lincoln.
First responders were called to the Lancaster County Corrections Adult Detention Facility a little before 2 a.m. Thursday.
Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister says the man was alone in his cell when he experienced a “medical crisis.” Bliemeister says the inmate died after being taken to a Lincoln hospital.
The chief says there’s no indication a crime was involved in the man’s death and says the man had a “complex medical history.”
The man’s name and other information about him haven’t been released. State law requires a grand jury investigation any time a person dies in custody or while being arrested.
Lincoln Police are investigating a death at the Adult Detention Facility just off of West O. Lincoln Fire and Rescue were called to the jail just before 2 a.m. and transported a male inmate to the hospital. That person was later pronounced dead.
Because it was an in-custody death, there will be a Grand Jury investigation, but Lincoln Police Chief Jeff Bliemeister says he has no reason to suspect foul play at this time.
