According to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, an inmate at the Fourth Avenue Jail in Phoenix was hospitalized Wednesday morning after becoming “combative” with officers and then requiring CPR.
sergeant. Joaquin Enriquez, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office, said county detention officers were transferring the detainee to Scottsdale police for court proceedings when the detainee began fighting with officers, although Enriquez n did not specify how or why the inmate became aggressive.
It was also unclear whether the skirmish occurred inside the prison or in the middle of the transfer. The sheriff’s office did not name the inmate.
Enriquez said the inmate “became unresponsive” after an officer used a stun gun on him, forcing officers and medical personnel to perform CPR. The inmate was taken to the hospital for further treatment, although Enriquez did not say what condition the inmate was in or whether doctors found out what made him unresponsive in the first place.
Enriquez also did not specify how long the inmate was incarcerated or whether he was an adult or a minor.
Enriquez said Sheriff Paul Penzone asked the Arizona Department of Public Safety to investigate the incident “due to the complexity of the investigation,” but did not say whether he would. was a standard protocol.
Warren Trent, a DPS spokesperson, confirmed the agency was investigating the incident and the inmate remained hospitalized Wednesday evening but could not give details of his condition or when. additional information would be available.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Arizona Jail Inmate Sent To Hospital After Fight With Officers