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| Morgan County Jail inmate dies after drinking antifreeze |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 01/10/2005 |
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A Morgan County, Ala., Jail inmate died at Decatur General Hospital after drinking antifreeze on New Year's Eve, Sheriff Greg Bartlett said. Bartlett said Robert Gregory Ferrell, 34, of Huntsville, died Monday night. Ferrell was scheduled for trial Monday on a felony charge of driving under the influence. The sheriff said Ferrell was having marital problems and was worried about going to jail. Other inmates did not know he was suicidal, Bartlett said. "He didn't tell them he was going to kill himself. They thought he was going to try to escape. He told some family members he was going to kill himself, but they didn't take him seriously," he said. Bartlett said Ferrell was on a work detail during the day Friday and came back to the jail around 5:30 p.m. acting strangely. He was hospitalized that night but would not tell doctors what he had taken. Bartlett said tests disclosed ethylene glycol in Ferrell's urine. An autopsy was requested by the sheriff. |
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