Dane County Deputy Stops Suicide in the Jail

May 13, 2008
Contact: Elise Schaffer, PIO Phone: (608) 284-6142 Email: schaffer@co.dane.wi.us
Sheriff's Office

At approximately 11:00 pm last night, a Dane County Sheriff’s Deputy working in the City County Building of the Dane County Jail found an inmate attempting to strangle himself by tying a sheet around his neck. The deputy was able to untie the sheet from around the man’s neck, enabling him to get oxygen. At the time the deputy found the inmate he was still conscious but was turning blue and gasping for air. Jail medical staff also responded to the incident and assisted in stabilizing the man until EMS arrived. The inmate, a 20 year-old man from Oxford, WI, was transported to UW Hospital by Madison Fire Rescue with the assistance of two other deputies. While at the hospital the inmate was combative and had to be shackled and secured to the Gurnee. No hospital staff or deputies were injured. The inmate was released from the hospital at approximately 1:45 am and has been placed in a segregation cell in the Public Safety Building where deputies are monitoring him every 15 minutes. He is currently in jail on a probation hold awaiting court on numerous new charges. ###