HONOLULU (AP) — Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of a Hawaii inmate at a private prison in Arizona. ADVERTISING HONOLULU (AP) — Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of a Hawaii inmate at a private prison in
HONOLULU (AP) — Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of a Hawaii inmate at a private prison in Arizona.
The Hawaii State Department of Public Safety said Friday 21-year old Jonathan Namauleg was pronounced dead at a hospital. He was serving a three-year sentence for third degree arson.
The department says Namauleg’s cellmate at Saguaro Correctional Center activated a distress button Thursday afternoon, saying Namauleg needed medical attention. Corrections officers found Namauleg unconscious and face-down on the floor of the cell.
An ambulance took Namauleg to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead less than two hours later. An autopsy is pending.
Police in Eloy, Arizona are investigating the death and treating the cell as a crime scene. Hawaii Department of Public Safety investigators are heading to Arizona to investigate.
