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Sheriff: Man, 25, found dead in NE Kansas jail cell UPDATE

jail prisonWESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) — A sheriff in northeastern Kansas’ Pottawatomie County says foul play isn’t suspected in the death of a 24-year-old jail inmate.

Sheriff Greg Riat says 25-year-old Andrew J. Brown of Wamego was pronounced dead at a hospital early Wednesday shortly after being found unresponsive in his cell by a jailer.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is handling the case.

Specifics about why Brown was jailed were not immediately disclosed.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

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