Child porn suspect found dead in jail hours after arrest
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The man was arrested in Elyria, Ohio. (Google Street View)
The Elyria, Ohio, Police Dept. is investigating the death of a child pornography suspect whose body was found in his jail cell just hours after being arrested.
Elyria police say they executed a search warrant just before 9:30 a.m. Monday at a home on Purdue Avenue.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}There, detectives found several hundred videos and images of children and toddlers engaged in sexual activity with adults.
A 47-year-old man was taken into custody and then to the Elyria Police Dept. for processing.
The man was placed in a jail cell and was being checked on every 30 min, police say. When detectives checked on him for the last time, the man appeared to be dead.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Further details, including the man’s name, were not immediately released.