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Police: no signs of trauma in jail inmate's death

Michigan State Police Lt. Michelle Robinson tells 13 ON YOUR SIDE an investigation into the death of Marleon Johnson inside the Muskegon County Jail is ongoing.

MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich. — Michigan State Police continue to investigate the death of an inmate at the Muskegon County Jail early Saturday morning

Marleon Danell Johnson, 32, was found unresponsive in his cell during a cell check, authorities say. Correctional officers and medical personnel performed CPR on Johnson, but he was pronounced dead at 5:18 a.m. 

Michigan State Police Lt. Michelle Robinson tells 13 ON YOUR SIDE the investigation is ongoing and the autopsy revealed no signs of trauma or other injuries. According to Robinson it may take a few more weeks before results from a toxicology test return and any conclusion can be made.   

Johnson was lodged at the jail due to an outstanding warrant for carrying a concealed weapon.

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