Inmate found dead in Jefferson County Jail
An inmate died Friday died Friday morning in the Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham.
Michael Eugene Taylor, a 46-year-old Pinson man, was found unresponsive by his cellmates at 6:30 a.m. Friday, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.
He was pronounced dead at the jail at 6:59 a.m.
Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said an autopsy performed Saturday showed no trauma or foul play. Taylor’s cause of death is pending additional laboratory studies.
Taylor was booked into jail July 8 on charges of probation violation, using a false identity to avoid arrest, resisting arrest, possession of drug paraphernalia, and identity theft.
The investigation is ongoing by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
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