THE DEATH OF AN INMATE AT THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO DETENTION CENTER IS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A MAN WAS ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED DWI SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE EAST MOUNTAINS, AND WAS TAKEN TO THE MDC. HE WAS SET FOR RELEASE LATER THAT NIGHT, BUT REFUSED, SAYING HE DIDN’T HAVE A RIDE. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, THE MAN WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE BY JAIL GUARDS AND COULD NOT BE REVIVED.
THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS THE MAN HAD A CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITION, BUT THE CAUSE OF DEATH HASN’T BEEN RELEASED.
