The Howard County Coroner's Office says there are no signs of foul play in the death of a Howard County Jail inmate on Friday.
Rich A. Bartel, 51, of Peru died Friday after corrections officers found him unconscious and unresponsive in his cell, officials say. After an autopsy, the coroner's office said"no indication of foul play was found."
Bartel's cause of death is still under investigation and is pending forensic toxicology and lab testing, which will take about six to eight weeks, according to the coroner's office. The Howard County Sheriff's Office has said that Bartel was found unresponsive about 11:30 a.m. Friday. He was taken to Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo, where he was pronounced dead about 1 p.m., according to the coroner.
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