Man, 36, arrested for drugs found dead in jail
A 36-year-old Milwaukee man who was found dead Saturday morning in a cell at the Ozaukee County Jail, has been identified as Nelson J. Torres Morales, the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office said.
The cause of death is unknown, pending the results of toxicology tests, which could take several weeks to complete, Undersheriff Marshall Hermann said in an email.
Torres Morales was found dead in a holding cell at about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. An autopsy was performed on Sunday, Hermann said.
“The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating this incident, per our policy,” Hermann said. “We can confirm that this was not a hanging and there was no use of force involved with this incident.”
Torres Morales was arrested by the Mequon Police Department for possession of drug paraphernalia, felony possession of narcotic drugs, felony bail jumping and an out-of-county warrant, Hermann said.
A holding cell is an individual cell for new inmates to be placed in during the intake process. The holding cells are visible from the booking area and also by camera.
“The inmates in holding are visually checked on by staff each hour,” Hermann said. “Inmates remain in a holding cell until they are cleared to go into the general population of the jail.
Torres Morales had been in custody since May 30, Hermann said.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Ozaukee County Circuit Court on May 31, Torres Morales was pulled over by a Mequon police officer in the 10400 block of Mequon Road because the car he was driving had expired license plates.
When the officer questioned Torres Morales, he could smell the odor of marijuana.
In a subsequent search of the car, officers found three glass pipes with burned white residue, a large number of credit cards belonging to different people, a number of laptops and cell phones, jewelry, a catalytic converter belonging to another car and a red and black capsule containing a brown powder that tested positive for fentanyl.
Torres Morales told officers he was homeless and slept in his car near a tattoo parlor where he works.
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