Death of Miami County Jail inmate Friday morning under investigation

TROY — A man from West Milton, recently booked in the Miami County Jail was found dead in his jail cell Friday morning, according to Miami County Sheriff Dave Duchak.

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Jason Ray, 47, was found unresponsive in his jail cell around 7:45 a.m. Friday, Duchak said in a media release. Ray was discovered unresponsive during routine cell checks and jail staff members performed life-saving measures after discovering him.

Ray was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead, Duchak said.

A preliminary investigation found no indication of foul play and a medical event is suspected to be his cause of death, Duchak said. However Ray’s official cause of death is pending autopsy results from the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.

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Ray had been booked in the jail Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest on a charge of drug possession.

“Ray was assigned to a single cell and had interacted with corrections officers earlier in the morning. Detectives were summonsed to process the scene and start a death investigation,” Duchak said.

Additional details were not released. We’ll update this story as we learn more.

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