Pinellas jail inmate dies after being found unresponsive in cell, deputies say

Detectives are investigating after an inmate died at the Pinellas County Jail on Wednesday morning.

Around 8:50 a.m., David Egle, 64, was found unresponsive in his cell, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Deputies and medical staff performed lifesaving measures on Egle until paramedics arrived, but he was pronounced dead nine minutes later.

“Throughout the course of the investigation, detectives found no evidence to believe Egle had been in any physical altercations or suffered any injuries while incarcerated,” the news release states.