Jail inmate died Monday

A Jay County Jail inmate’s death is under investigation.

Kevin T. Whitted, 33, Muncie, collapsed in his cell at the jail on Monday morning. He later died at IU Health Jay.

According to a press release from Indiana State Police, Whitted was being held alone in a padded cell at the jail and monitored with surveillance video. Jail staff noticed him fall forward about 7:22 a.m. Monday and called Jay Emergency Medical Service and performed CPR on Whitted.

Whitted was then transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

The press release says it is suspected to have had a medical condition related to drug addiction withdrawal symptoms, though that detail has not been confirmed.

Jay County Sheriff Ray Newton said Whitted had been getting treatment for his symptoms.

An autopsy was scheduled for late Tuesday morning, although Jay County coroner Michael Brewster noted it will likely take between four to six weeks to get toxicology results back.

Newton called Indiana State Police in Fort Wayne to investigate the death.

Whitted’s criminal history includes several charges related to drug possession, specifically narcotic drugs, and driving offenses. He recently pleaded guilty to possession of a narcotic drug, a Level 6 felony, in Jay Circuit Court, and was sentenced Nov. 13 to 16 months in Indiana Department of Correction. He was being held at the jail until he could be transported to prison to serve his sentence.