OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — The Douglas County Department of Corrections reported the death of an inmate on Sunday.
According to authorities, at 5:14 a.m. 69-year-old Ecclesiastes Oliver was found unresponsive. Life-saving care was done by corrections personnel and Oliver was transported to Nebraska Medicine by the Omaha Fire Department, where he continued to receive life-saving care.
Oliver did not survive and was pronounced dead at 9:06 a.m.
Officials said that they have no further comment pending the resolution of a grand jury investigation as required by state law.
Oliver entered corrections on Sept. 19 for a federal charge of assault on a federal employee.
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