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Authorities ID Cerro Gordo Jail inmate who died

Authorities ID Cerro Gordo Jail inmate who died

MASON CITY (AP) — Authorities have identified a man found unresponsive inside a Cerro Gordo County Jail cell.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety says Dacota Alan Witham, 28, of Mason City, was found unresponsive Tuesday morning in his cell at the jail.

He was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.Witham was the only person in the cell at the time.

An autopsy was performed Wednesday, but a cause of death has not been determined. There was no sign of trauma and additional laboratory tests will be needed.

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