NewsMay 12, 2013
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...Associated Press
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.
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