An investigation is underway after a jail detainee was found dead at the Shawnee County Adult Detention Center in Topeka.
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The Shawnee County Department of Corrections says Curley Charles Anderson Jr., 58, was booked into the jail on Friday on charges that included aggravated battery, driving while license suspended and reckless driving. At 4:14 p.m. Monday, authorities were alerted to a medical emergency and Anderson was found unresponsive in his cell. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
In addition to an internal investigation, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is looking into Anderson’s death.