RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Pennington County Sheriff’s office says at approximately 2:30 pm, on Tuesday, Pennington County Correctional Officers located an unresponsive male inmate in his cell at the Pennington County Jail. Medical personnel were called to the scene and began resuscitation efforts. The individual was rushed to Monument Health where he was pronounced deceased.
The individual’s name will not be released at this time as officials are in the process of notifying next of kin. The inmate was a 63 year old male from Rapid City, being held on state charges.
The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation will handle the death investigation at the request of Pennington County in conjunction with the Pennington County Coroner’s Office. An autopsy has been scheduled for March 31.
Based on the fact that DCI has been requested to lead this investigation, no further questions will be answered at this time. Any further information to be released will be coordinated with the DCI.
