A 64-year-old man died in custody at the Adams County Detention Facility last week after swallowing an object containing what officials believe were fentanyl pills.<\/p>\n
The man died just after midnight on Sept. 8 while waiting in a holding cell to post bail, according to the Adams County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
The man\u2019s vital signs were taken and he completed a medical questionnaire as part of the standard intake process when he arrived at the jail at 10:39 p.m. Sept. 7 on an arrest warrant.<\/p>\n
The man received a wheelchair due to a medical condition and was waiting in a holding cell when deputies noticed he was unresponsive just before midnight.<\/p>\n
Deputies and paramedics performed CPR and administered Narcan as a precaution, and the man was pronounced dead at 12:05 a.m. Sept. 8.<\/p>\n
A square object was found in the man\u2019s throat during an autopsy. It contained multiple pills that investigators believe were fentanyl. Body camera and in-car camera footage of the man\u2019s arrest and transport show the man reaching into the front of his pants and placing something in his mouth at 10:29 p.m. while he\u2019s being transported to the jail.<\/p>\n
The investigation into the incident and the man\u2019s death are ongoing, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n