From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — A Center Point man was discovered dead in his cell on Monday, April 11, at the Jefferson County Jail.
Jeremy Dewayne Henderson, 29, was found unresponsive by cell mate, Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Phillip Russell said. Foul play is not suspected at this time.
“The decedent was last seen around 8:00 pm and found unresponsive in his cell by his cell mate around 8:47 p.m.,” Russell stated in a notification about Henderson’s death. The decedent was transported to UAB Hospital where death was pronounced. The cause and manner of death has not been determined but foul play is not suspected. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.”