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INMATE DIES IN WAYNE COUNTY JAIL

(Richmond, IN)--Wayne County Sheriff Randy Retter Monday night released details of the death of a man who was being housed at the Wayne County Jail.  Last week, four days after 47-year-old Mica Griffith was booked into the Wayne County, Griffith dove headfirst from the top bunk of his cell onto the floor.  He was taken to Reid Health and returned to jail, where suicide precautions were taken.  Later that day, video shows Griffith packing his throat with food and choking.  He was taken back to Reid, where he later died.  An investigation is continuing.