OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky state police say a man being held in a detention center has died hours after his arrest on a public intoxication charge.
State police say in a news release that 39-year-old James J. Lester of Owensboro was pronounced dead on arrival Sunday at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital.
The statement says Lester had been arrested earlier Sunday and taken to the Daviess County Detention Center. Three hours later, he became ill and emergency personnel were notified.
The death remains under investigation.
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