Shelby County inmate dies after being found unresponsive

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SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — A Shelby County Jail inmate died Monday after he was found unresponsive by officers in the book-in area of the jail, police say.

Just after 7:10 a.m. Monday, Denim Fassold, 33, of Shelbyville, became unresponsive in the book-in area of the jail. Staff members started to perform lifesaving procedures and notified medical personnel.

According to a release, Fassold was taken to a hospital in Shelbyville and would die later that night.

Police say Fassold died three days after his being arrested.

Police did not say why Fassold was in the book-in area when he was found unresponsive.

The cause and manner of death were not immediately known as of Tuesday afternoon.