A man in the custody of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office died Monday night after they said he suffered “an apparent medical emergency.”
JSO said in a news release that officers conducted a traffic stop in Springfield, in the 1900 block of North Main Street, on Monday afternoon and found “evidence of illegal drug activity.”
Felix Lamar Turner, 56, was a passenger in the car and “appeared to be in possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia,” JSO said.
Turner was taken into custody without incident and transported to the JSO Pretrial Detention Facility on the following charges:
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Possession of a controlled substance
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Using or possessing drug paraphernalia with intent to use
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Possession of an open container of alcoholic beverage in the vehicle by the passenger
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While still in the back of the patrol car waiting to enter the jail, JSO said, “Turner began suffering from an apparent medical emergency.”
JSO employees assisted him, and then Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department personnel were called to assist Turner.
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Turner was taken to a local hospital and was pronounced dead just before 7 p.m
JSO said its Cold Case and Crime Scene Units are investigating and found that “there were no altercations prior to or during the arrest and no force was used by members of the department.”
The Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy on Turner to determine his cause of death.
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