Last Updated on September 11, 2022, 12:59 PM | Published: September 11, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY (Free Press) — A detainee in the Oklahoma County Detention Center or Jail was found dead in his cell early Sunday morning.
The death is the 14th detainee death so far in 2022.
A detention officer discovered John Basco, 48, “unresponsive” in his cell at 3:52 a.m. Sunday, September 11 according to Jail spokesperson Mark Opgrande in a press release.
The officer called for “medical and other officers to respond.”
Emergency responders came and took over life-saving efforts that were unsuccessful in reviving Basco who was then pronouced dead at about 4:06 a.m.
Basco was booked into the Jail on September 8, 2022.
As with any death in the jail, the State Medical Examiner’s Office will make a final determination as to the cause of death.
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