Inmate Found Dead In Cell

Evansville IN

25 August, 2021

8:49 AM

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By Steve Burger, WNIN Aug. 25, 2021 An inmate was found dead at the Vanderburgh County Jail over the weekend. The inmate, identified as Duane Garry Jr. of Evansville, was found unresponsive in a cell in the booking area of the jail during a normal inmate count Saturday morning. In a release, sheriff's officials said that rescue personnel were called, but were not able to revive Garry. His cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy. Vanderburgh County Sheriff's detectives are investigating, but foul play is not suspected. Garry had been checked periodically during the night Friday. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.