ALBANY, Ore. — Authorities say a 42-year-old female inmate has died at the Linn County, Oregon, Jail in Albany of what is described as an apparent medical condition.
The Oregonian reported that the county sheriff’s office says jail staffers found Samantha Jeanne Robinson of Lebanon unresponsive early Monday morning during a routine hourly check.
Jail staff and Albany Fire Department medics tried unsuccessfully to revive her.
The woman shared her cell with another female inmate. Sheriff Bruce Riley says there’s nothing to indicate foul play and the death does not appear to be a suicide.
The Marion County sheriff’s office will investigate and will consider autopsy results and toxicology tests.
Robinson was jailed Nov. 9 for failing to appear in court on a heroin possession charge. She also was charged with possessing methamphetamine. Riley says she had a number of health issues and was treated Friday for “flu-like symptoms.”
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