BP: Beltrami County Jail violated state rules in inmate death

BEMIDJI -- The Beltrami County Jail violated state rules regarding inmate checks in the 2016 death of a man in custody there, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections.

Tony Edward May, Jr., 26, of Red Lake, died Aug. 11, 2016, at the jail. An autopsy report provided by May’s family lists “possible sudden cardiac death” as the cause. May had a heart defect known as myocardial bridging.

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