THE WOODBURY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE DEATH OF A FEMALE INMATE SUNDAY MORNING IN THE COUNTY JAIL.
THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS JAIL STAFF OBSERVED THE WOMAN HAVING A MEDICAL ISSUE.
SHE WAS THEN TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO UNITY POINT HOSPITAL IN SIOUX CITY WHERE SHE WAS LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD.
THE WOMAN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 27-YEAR-OLD ASIANA PRIMEAUX OF MARTY, SOUTH DAKOTA.
PRIMEAUX WAS ARRESTED BY SIOUX CITY POLICE AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 AM SUNDAY ON DRUG CHARGES.
AN AUTOPSY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR LATER THIS WEEK BY THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER IN ANKENY.
IT IS STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR THE D-C-I TO INVESTIGATE THE DEATH OF AN INMATE AND NO FURTHER DETAILS ARE BEING RELEASED AT THIS TIME.
