By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
An investigation is underway into the death of an inmate at the Nodaway County jail.
Nodaway County Sheriff Randy Strong, in an email, states a 42-year-old male inmate experienced an apparent medical emergency around two o’clock Saturday afternoon. The inmate was taken to the Mosaic Life Care hospital in Maryville where he was pronounced dead.
Strong has asked the Buchanan County Sherrif’s Department and the Nodaway County Coroner’s to investigate the death.
The inmate has not been identified, though his family has been notified.
KXCV contributed to this story.