Sheriff: Anoka County Inmate Found Unresponsive

ANDOVER -- The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation into the death of an inmate at the Anoka County Jail.

The Anoka County Sheriff's Office says at about 1:00 a.m. on Thursday detention deputies noticed an unresponsive man in his cell. Staff immediately requested help from EMS and began life-saving measures but he was declared dead at the scene.

The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office is being assisted by the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office.

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No other information about the incident has been released.