A 48-year-old inmate was found dead in his Kitsap County Jail cell Monday, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office.
At about 4 p.m., the man was found unresponsive.
The Port Orchard Police Department will be conducting the independent investigation and the Kitsap County Medical Examiner’s Office will work to determine the cause and manner of his death.
The man was later identified as Jerry S. Cadena of Port Orchard, according to the Kitsap Sheriff’s Office. The cause of death was listed as atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease. The manner of death was natural.
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