ANOKA, Minn. — An inmate at the Anoka County Jail who died over the weekend has been identified.
The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office says the man, 20-year-old Riley J. Domeier of Andover, did not appear to have any signs of trauma and is awaiting results of a toxicology test.
An initial statement from the Anoka County Sheriff's Office said Domeier was pronounced dead in the early morning hours of April 28 after deputies found him unresponsive in his cell.
According to the Anoka County Sheriff's Office, deputies found an inmate, later determined to be Domeier, just after 1 a.m. EMS assistance was requested, but Domeier was pronounced dead at the scene.
“This is a tragic situation in which we anxiously await the results of the investigation and the report from the medical examiner," Anoka County Sheriff James Stuart said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers remain with the family during this difficult time.”
Further information will be provided by the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office, which is leading the investigation.
A cause of death will be released in the coming weeks by the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office.
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