Update: Lowndes County Inmate Death Investigation, Inmate Identified

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Lowndes County investigators identify the man found unresponsive in his jail cell.

Coroner Greg Merchant says Jefferson Russell Finch died early Friday morning.

Sheriff Mike Arledge says the 26-year-old was found just after 5 PM on Thursday.

Jail staff immediately started performing CPR and used an AED to attempt to revive Finch.

An autopsy will be performed.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death.