Woman, 37, dies in Madison County jail

Published 9:02 pm Wednesday, December 26, 2018

CANTON (AP) — A county sheriff’s department in Mississippi confirms a female inmate has died in the jail.

Heath Hall with the Madison County Sheriff’s Department told news outlets that 37-year-old Lanekia Michelle Brown died in the jail.

Hall said the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has taken over the case. An autopsy is planned.

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Brown and Marcus Anthony Redrick were arrested last month in a traffic stop in Madison where deputies said they found more than 100 pounds of marijuana. She was charged with trafficking of a controlled substance.

Family members told news outlets that a state trooper told them earlier this week a jail nurse found her dead when she went to check on a complaint of stomach pains.

No other details were immediately available.