The Bartholomew County Coroner’s office did not find any signs of trauma during an autopsy for a Bartholomew County Jail inmate who died in her cell.
Coroner Clayton Nolting said he is waiting for toxicology results in the death of Cathy A. Hull, 61, of 3036 Fairlawn Court, who was pronounced dead in her jail cell Thursday afternoon. The autopsy was done on Saturday at Columbus Regional Hospital, he said.
Indiana State Police, who are investigating, said they do not suspect foul play in the death.
First responders were called to the jail at 4:40 p.m., where they found Hull unresponsive in her bunk, Nolting said. When the coroner’s office arrived, Hull was the only one in the cell, he said.
Jail personnel had been distributing dinner trays to inmates and had placed Hull’s meal in the door shelf for her to pick up, Nolting said. When they returned and saw the tray on the door, they attempted to knock and wake her but she did not respond, he said.
First responders did perform CPR and Nolting pronounced Hull dead in her cell, he said.
Arrest records at the jail indicate Hull was being held on a warrant arrest by the Columbus Police Department for violation of probation on an original charge of conversion.
The records show she was arrested Wednesday and was being held at the jail in lieu of $7,500 bond.
