PEORIA, Ill. – A Peoria woman has been identified as the Peoria County Jail detainee who died while in custody on Tuesday.
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 39-year-old Pamela Wall was pronounced dead in her jail cell just after 5:00 A.M.
Harwood says an autopsy shows Wall suffered asphyxiation due to hanging.
Wall had been booked in the jail on Sunday on a failure-to-appear warrant.
The sheriff’s office says no foul play is suspected
Harwood says the case remains under investigation.
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