The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Thursday released the identity of a man who recently died at Renville County Jail.
Percy Lee Strother, of Roseville, has been identified as the man who had a medical emergency at Renville County Jail and later died on Jan. 1, according to the preliminary investigation by the BCA.
Correctional officers found 53-year-old Strother unconscious and unresponsive in his cell just before 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, per the BCA. Staff immediately removed him from his cell and provided medical aid.
Emergency medical personnel transported Strother to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving, according to the BCA.
The preliminary investigation did not find any obvious signs of trauma on Strother and his cause of death is pending, according to the BCA.
The investigation is ongoing.
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