RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – A female inmate has died at the hospital after authorities say she was found injured in a cell.
According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, at 1:10 P.M, authorities responded to calls of a female inmate injured in an isolation cell at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center.
Authorities say upon the Deputy Jailer’s arrival, the female inmate, now identified as 18-year-old Stacey Nicole Lopez, was found to be unresponsive from what is now reported to be a self-inflicted injury. She was then taken to the hospital for treatment.
According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, Lopez later died from her injury.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to investigate the incident.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office is also investigating.
Lopez was originally booked into Webster Detention Center on August 29.
