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Sheriff s Association investigating death of Benzie inmate
Man who attempted suicide in jail cell died, sheriff s office confirms
Dec. 23, 2020
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The man who attempted suicide at the Benzie County Jail and taken to Munson Medical Center has died. (File Photo)
BENZIE COUNTY A Benzie County man is the second this year to die after allegedly attempting suicide in a cell at the Benzie County Jail.
The Benzie County Sheriff s Office confirmed on Wednesday that Shane Lee Senna Richey died on Dec. 14 at Munson Medical Center after being taken to the hospital and placed in intensive care after he was found hanging in his cell on Dec. 8.
Beds in the Benzie County Jail in Beulah in Feburary.Record-Eagle/Mike Krebs
BEULAH â Authorities said a man who tried to kill himself in a local jail was receiving mental health treatment but was not on suicide watch.
âItâs very tragic whether itâs in the jail or in somebodyâs home or along the roadway,â said Benzie County Undersheriff Greg Hubers.
He said the man, 22, had been detained at Benzie County Jail in Beulah since October while awaiting trial on felony charges. Although he had answered a mental health intake survey in a way that garnered community mental health services, Hubers said the man was not on suicide watch.