A 31-year-old man in custody at Portland’s Inverness Jail died Wednesday afternoon, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said.
Josiah G. Pierce was found unresponsive in his cell shortly after 3:30 p.m., according to the sheriff’s office. Staff and paramedics undertook “lifesaving measures,” but Pierce was pronounced dead at the scene.
Pierce had arrests dating back to 2010, including convictions for burglary and heroin possession, court records show. He had been in custody since May 31, the sheriff’s office said.
The East County Major Crimes Team is investigating the death with the Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s office. The official cause of death has not yet been determined.
— The Oregonian/OregonLive
