This week, another inmate was found dead at the Oklahoma County Detention Center

The second inmate arrested last week was found dead at the Oklahoma County Detention Center on Sunday afternoon.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KFOR) – The second inmate arrested last week was found dead at the Oklahoma County Detention Center Sunday afternoon.

Prison officials announced that 49-year-old Jeremy Birchfield was found dead in his cell at around 1:40 p.m.

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Prison officials found Birchfield unresponsive and called medical personnel who attempted to save his life. He was eventually taken to the hospital but did not survive.

Officials said he was arrested by Warr Acres police on May 31 and is being held on charges of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12. Bail is set at $265,000.

“The circumstances of his death are under investigation and at this time it appears to be a suicide. As standard protocol, all deaths are investigated as homicides until the State Medical Examiner’s Office makes a final determination,” the ODOC said in a news release Sunday.

On May 28, officials found another unconscious inmate at their facility, who was later found dead.

The man was James Jetton, who was arrested by Oklahoma City police on May 20 and held on $4,000 bail for failing to appear in court on a third-degree burglary charge in 2022. His family had been notified.

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The circumstances of Jetton’s death are currently under investigation.