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Inmate Deaths Under Investigation at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail
Eugene Hickerson, 55, was found unresponsive and died despite resuscitation attempts; no contraband was found during the dorm sweep, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Eugene Hickerson was discovered unresponsive in his assigned dorm at around 3 p.m., and staff and medical personnel attempted life-saving measures but he was pronounced dead.
- TPSO records show Eugene Hickerson was booked in October on a simple burglary charge and a Department of Corrections parole violation, and the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating his death Wednesday.
- At the same time, another inmate experienced a minor medical emergency in another dorm, but officials say they do not believe the incidents are related.
- Officials conducted a contraband sweep of both dorms after the incidents, and deputies found no illegal narcotics during the sweep.
- TPSO's Criminal Investigations Division is leading the probe and an autopsy will be performed, with Hickerson's official cause of death pending that exam.
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Eastern ProgressJail death under investigation
AMITE – Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate at the jail Wednesday afternoon.
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