An inmate died in custody early Wednesday morning from unknown causes at the Jefferson County Detention Facility, sheriff’s officials said.
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Jolene Dorothea Mathiesen, 45, was found unresponsive in her bunk at the jail in Golden shortly after 4:15 a.m. Wednesday, according to a news release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies and medical staff at the jail started CPR and administered Narcan, but she was declared dead at 4:56 a.m., the release stated.
Mathiesen was arrested Monday by the Lakewood Police Department on suspicion of a parole violation related to child abuse charges, sheriff’s officials said.
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The First Judicial District Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the incident, and the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office will determine the woman’s cause of death, according to the sheriff’s office.
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