LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Authorities are investigating following a Metro Corrections prisoner’s death.
In a release issued Sunday evening, Corrections officials said an officer found 37-year old David Dahms unresponsive in the housing unit.
The officer called for medics who they said started lifesaving efforts, according to Assistant Director Steve Durham.
The prisoner was taken to UofL Hospital by ambulance and was pronounced dead around 3 p.m.
Durham said Dahms was booked into Metro Corrections on Friday on felony charges of strangulation and unlawful imprisonment.
“The Louisville Metro Police’s Public Integrity Unit is investigating, a standard procedure for any serious event in the detention facility, and LMDC Director, Dwayne Clark instructed LMDC Professional Standards to begin their review of the case including compliance of Departmental policy for periodic observation and welfare checks of inmates”, Durham said.
The cause of death is still pending, the Jefferson County Coroner's Office said.
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