By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
An autopsy has determined a 28-year-old female inmate at the Buchanan County jail committed suicide by hanging herself.
Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett has released the name of the inmate: Madelyn West of St. Joseph.
Puett says deputies and medical staff discovered West in the act of hanging herself early Tuesday evening and rushed to her cell, but could not save her. Puett says lifesaving measures proved unsuccessful. West was the lone occupant of the cell.