Bessemer City Jail female inmate found unresponsive in booking holding cell, dies at hospital

An inmate at the Bessemer City Jail died Thursday at a hospital.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the woman as Ebony Tyner. She was 35 and lived in Adger.

Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said jail staff found unresponsive inside a booking holding cell at 5 p.m. She was alone in the cell.

She was taken to UAB Medical West hospital where she was pronounced dead at 5:54 p.m.

No additional details have been released.

The death remains under investigation by Bessemer police.