Jackson County Adult Detention Center inmate hanging death
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has reported an inmate hanging death in the adult detention center.
Sheriff Mike Ezell says a deputy found 35-year-old Robert Gene Danley Jr. hanging in his cell shortly after head count Friday night.
The staff attempted CPR, but was unsuccessful and Danley was pronounced deceased at 7:20 p.m. Danley was a trustee in the jail.
He was arrested on November 12th by Pascagoula police on misdemeanor charges. He was also on probation with the Mississippi Department of Corrections for a prior conviction. The probation was revoked and Danley was awaiting transfer to a state prison.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the Jackson County District Attorney’s Office are assisting the sheriff’s department in investigating the incident.
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