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An inmate at the Marion County Jail died Monday in what appears to be a suicide, the Marion County Sheriff s Office said.
Michael Aston, 43, was found unresponsive and not breathing by jail staff at 9:47 p.m. Monday. Deputies initiated CPR, a spokesperson for the sheriff s office said, and called for both on-site medical staff and Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services.
Emergency workers pronounced Aston deceased at 10:09 p.m. Preliminary information, which is subject to investigation, suggests that the death was a suicide by hanging, the spokesperson said in a prepared statement sent Tuesday.
Aston was not housed in the suicide housing unit because he didn t show signs of suicidal ideations, according to the spokesperson, who said at the time of his death Aston was experiencing substance abuse withdrawal.
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