58-year-old Oklahoma County Detention Center inmate dead, found unresponsive

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An investigation is underway following the death of a 58-year-old inmate Thursday afternoon at the Oklahoma County Detention Center (OCDC).

According to OCDC officials, at around 3:50 p.m. Thursday, a detention official and medical staff performed medical checks in a pod before finding 58-year-old inmate Everett Edwards unresponsive in his cell.

Life-saving measures were quickly performed on Edwards by the jail medical staff before EMSA paramedics and Oklahoma City firefighters arrived and continued those life-saving measures, before Edwards was transported to a local hospital, according to a press release.

He was pronounced dead at the hospital just before 4:50 p.m.

Officials say Edwards had been at the jail since June 27 on robbery charges or attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon.

He was previously out on bond for two separate charges of carrying or possession of a firearm after a previous conviction, while those bonds were later revoked, placing him back into custody, according to the press release.

Authorities said Edwards' death is under investigation. The cause of his death will be determined by the State Medical Examiner's Office.