An inmate held in custody in the Henry County Sheriff’s Jail was found dead on Saturday.
Henry County Sheriff Kerry Loncka says in a news release that Saturday Henry County Correctional Officers found 61-year old Teresa Marolf non-responsive in her solitary holding cell.
Marolf, of Geneseo, was being held on pending felony charges of aggravated battery to a child with a preliminary hearing scheduled for October 15th. The Cambridge ambulance and Henry County Coroner’s Officer responded were the coroner’s office pronounced Marolf dead.
The Illinois State Police investigations division was called to investigate the in-custody death along with the coroner. An autopsy has been scheduled for later Monday, October 14th.
WGIL will have more details as they become official.
