An inmate committed suicide Tuesday at the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles.
The 29-year-old man was found dead at 5:20 a.m. in an isolation cell where he was housed because of his gang status, said Capt. Michael Parker of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Headquarters Bureau.
The man, whose name was withheld pending notification of family, pleaded guilty
last year to assault with a deadly weapon with a firearm and was sentenced to 21
years in prison. He was in jail on Tuesday awaiting sentencing for another case on Friday for multiple robberies and carjackings.
Another inmate at the same jail committed suicide Monday.
On Saturday, an inmate hung himself in the South Gate Police Department jail.
Men's Central Jail holds inmates awaiting trial and hearings in courts throughout Los Angeles County, including Bellflower, Long Beach and Norwalk.
The 29-year-old man was found dead at 5:20 a.m. in an isolation cell where he was housed because of his gang status, said Capt. Michael Parker of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Headquarters Bureau.
The man, whose name was withheld pending notification of family, pleaded guilty
last year to assault with a deadly weapon with a firearm and was sentenced to 21
years in prison. He was in jail on Tuesday awaiting sentencing for another case on Friday for multiple robberies and carjackings.
Another inmate at the same jail committed suicide Monday.
On Saturday, an inmate hung himself in the South Gate Police Department jail.
Men's Central Jail holds inmates awaiting trial and hearings in courts throughout Los Angeles County, including Bellflower, Long Beach and Norwalk.
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