A Napa County Jail inmate was found dead in his cell Wednesday evening, a sheriff’s captain said today.
TheBradley Allen Kent, 31, was found unresponsive by his cellmates around 7:40 p.m., Capt. Steve Blower said.
Correctional officers and emergency responders administered life-saving procedures for 30 minutes before Kent was pronounced dead. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday.
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Kent was taken into custody Feb. 19 and was sentenced Tuesday to one year in the Napa County Department of Corrections facility for being under the influence of a controlled substance and violation of probation, Blower said.
There were no obvious injuries or signs of foul play, Blower said.
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