Published January 02. 2019 12:25PM
BETHLEHEM (AP) — Authorities in Lehigh County are investigating the death of a 21-year-old county jail inmate.
Jarrett Deemer was found unresponsive in his cell at the county corrections center early Sunday and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
An autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday.
Deemer was serving time for a probation violation stemming from theft and drug charges.
The Lehigh County district attorney’s office is investigating.
He had a driving under the influence charge in Carbon County in 2016.