The death of a man found unresponsive Tuesday morning in the Jefferson County Detention Facility is under investigation, sheriff’s officials said.
Harvey Jacobs, 54, was found unresponsive in his bunk shortly after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, as a deputy made routine medical rounds at the jail in Golden, according to a news release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
The deputy, jail medical staff and paramedics attempted CPR and “other life-saving efforts” for nearly 40 minutes, but they were unable to resuscitate Jacobs, according to the sheriff’s office. He was declared dead at 9:18 a.m. Tuesday.
Jacobs was arrested by Douglas County sheriff’s deputies and booked into the Jefferson County jail on Dec. 1 for a contempt of court charge related to a driving while ability impaired case, according to the news release. He was being treated for preexisting medical issues while in custody, sheriff’s officials said.
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The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office will determine the man’s cause of death.
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