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Bartholomew County Jail Inmate Found Dead In Cell

Last updated on Sunday, August 12, 2018

(COLUMBUS) - Investigators with the Indiana State Police are looking into the death of a detainee at the Bartholomew County Jail.

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Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, public information officer for ISP's Versailles district, says 61-year-old Cathy Hull of Columbus was found unresponsive in her cell on Thursday around 4:20 p.m.

Officials called paramedics and Hull was pronounced dead at the jail.

Sgt. Wheeles says that no foul play is suspected and toxicology results are pending.

Hull was being held after being arrested Wednesday by Columbus Police on a warrant for a probation violation.

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