Man found hanged in Missouri jail cell

FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Officials at a Missouri jail say a detainee used a blanket to hang himself.

The Park Hills Daily Journal reported 71-year-old Earl Tripp of Fredericktown died Wednesday afternoon at the Madison County Jail in Fredericktown. A jailer found Tripp in his cell, hanging without a pulse. No other inmates were in the cell.

Sheriff Bobby Spain said Tripp was not considered a suicide risk. He was being held on several sodomy counts.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating. An autopsy is planned.

Pertinent address:

Fredericktown, Mo.

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Information from: Daily Journal, http://dailyjournalonline.com