A 30-year-old man from Reston died yesterday (Tuesday) after being transported to a hospital from the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office says.
Identified as Christopher Fojt by Fairfax County police, the man was found unresponsive in his cell around 11 p.m. last Thursday (April 22) by a post deputy.
“The deputy immediately rendered aid until relieved by ADC medical personnel,” the sheriff’s office says in a news release. “Rescue arrived, continued lifesaving measures and transported the inmate to a hospital.”
Fojt was was pronounced dead by hospital personnel at 7:29 p.m. on April 27.
In its own news release, the Fairfax County Police Department says that an autopsy will be conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, but “preliminarily, there are no signs of foul play.”
Detectives from the FCPD’s major crimes bureau are currently investigating the incident as an in-custody death, as required by the sheriff’s office’s policies.
According to the sheriff’s office, Fojt was being held without bond at the adult detention center since the evening of April 21. He faced multiple charges, including “possession of a schedule I or II drug with a firearm on or about his person.”
Our detectives are coordinating with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office to gather the facts and circumstances surrounding this tragic event,” the FCPD said.
A Herndon man who died in his cell at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center last week expired from natural causes due to a stomach ailment, the county medical examiner has determined.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner says the 53-year-old’s cause of death was “Acute Peritonitis due to Perforated Duodenal Ulcer” and the manner of death was “Natural,” Fairfax County Police said.
The final autopsy report is not yet complete.
Scott was found unresponsive in his cell at the detention center about 6:40 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3. Deputies called the Department of Public Safety Communications at 6:41 a.m. and immediately initiated CPR. Rescue personnel arrived at 6:45 am, and after extensive efforts to revive the inmate proved unsuccessful, they pronounced Scott dead.
Scott was assigned to a Direct Supervision Unit, where inmates are routinely checked every 30 minutes. Police said nothing appeared to be suspicious.
Scott had been at the detention center since his arrest in September 2015 on a probation violation for previous drug charges. Scott was the third inmate to die of natural causes at the jail over the past year.
A man who died in the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center over the weekend has been identified as a 53-year-old Herndon man.
Fairfax County Police Detectives from the Major Crimes Division said the man who died on Saturday was Kelly Maurice Scott, 53, of Herndon.
Scott had been incarcerated since his arrest on Sept. 15, 2015. Police said they could not comment on what charges Scott was facing.
Scott was found unresponsive in his cell about 6:40 a.m. on Saturday. Sheriff’s deputies immediately initiated CPR, police said. Rescue personnel arrived at 6:45, and additional police personnel arrived at 6:53. Scott was pronounced dead after extensive efforts to revive him inmate were unsuccessful, police said.
Scott was assigned to a Direct Supervision Unit, where inmates are routinely checked every 30 minutes. Police said nothing appeared to be suspicious.
An autopsy was completed on Monday by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; the cause and manner of death will be included in their formal report.
