Female Inmate Found Unresponsive at Charles Webster Detention Center has Died
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says a female inmate at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center who was found unresponsive at 1:10 p.m. Tuesday has died.
The inmate has been identified as Stacey Lopez.
“Stacey Lopez was found alone in an isolation cell unresponsive from what is believed to be a self-inflicted injury,” according to a statement from the Sheriff’s Office.
Lopez was rushed to Augusta University Medical Center where she died today.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has asked the GBI to investigate the incident. Authorities say the investigation is on-going and no other information will be provided at this time.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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