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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowState police are investigating the death of a mother of four who was found unresponsive last weekend in a cell at a northeastern Indiana jail where she was being held in isolation.
Tia Lynn Meyers, 32, died on or before Sept. 1 at the Whitley County Jail in Columbia City after the Fort Wayne woman was discovered unresponsive in her isolated holding cell. Jail and medical staff began lifesaving efforts until emergency medical technicians arrived, The Journal Gazette reported.
The Whitley County coroner is conducting a death investigation, including toxicology testing, to determine Meyers’ cause of death, Indiana State Police said.
Meyers had been incarcerated at the jail in Columbia City since Aug. 26, the same day Whitley Superior Court issued a warrant for her arrest. She was charged in December with misdemeanor counts of possessing marijuana and paraphernalia, and a speeding charge, according to court documents.
Court records show that as of Sept. 2 those charges were dismissed due to Meyers’ death.
No reason has been given as to why Meyers, who had four daughters, was being held in isolation at the jail.
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