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Convict Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In DC Jail Cell Convict Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In DC Jail Cell
Convict Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In DC Jail Cell An inmate being housed in the District has died, and now his death is under investigation, officials say. Early in the afternoon on Wednesday, Jan. 3, DC native Roy Tatum, 47, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Central Detention Facility, according to authorities. He was pronounced dead less than an hour later at approximately 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon after "immediate life-saving measures were performed."  Tatum spent more than two decades in prison on a previous murder charge before being convicted on drug and weapons offenses last month. The convict was previous…

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by Zak Failla