FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the Fresno County Jail.
According to the Sheriff's Office, around 2:30 a.m. Friday deputies conducted a medical check on 54-year-old Offette Starnes and decided to transfer him to the jail's infirmary. While there, Starnes loss consciousness. Medical staff performed CPR until EMS responded. Medics were able to establish a pulse and Starnes was taken to the hospital.
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However, around 4:00 a.m. Starnes passed away at the hospital.
Fresno Police officers booked Starnes into the Fresno County Jail on May 21, 2013, for murder.
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The Sheriff's Office says the cause of death should be known following the results of a toxicology test.