Flagstaff Inmate Found Dead

A man arrested in Williams in June was found unresponsive, and was pronounced dead in his jail cell in Flagstaff Monday. 36-year-old Clayton James Thornburg was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and had three felony warrants out of Maricopa County. 

On Monday at around 7:51 a.m., while conducting a security and welfare check, a sergeant found an inmate hanging by a bed sheet, which was tied around his neck. Moments later staff started CPR on Thornburg. Other first responders made an attempt to save him, but he was pronounced dead at 8:26 a.m. 

Thornburg had a cell to himself and no foul play is suspected. The death is still under investigation.

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  1. Why is this happening so many time in this jail inmates are dieing left and right !!! What’s really going on in there?

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