Inmate dies of infection in Allen County Jail | WBOI

A 36-year-old inmate died Friday in the Allen County Jail. On Monday, the Allen County Coroner announced that inmate Paul Lee Green died of peritonitis.

According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, peritonitis is a condition in which the tissues lining the abdomen become inflamed, often caused by an infection. There are a number of possible causes, including trauma to the abdomen or a ruptured appendix due to appendicitis.

According to court records, Green was in the Allen County Jail on drug possession charges. His next hearing was scheduled for August 28.

Indiana State Police investigators said Green has been in jail since August 8, is housed in cell block R3 and is on a medical watch list.

At 1:50 a.m. on Friday, prison staff checked Green and he was responsive, and cameras recorded movement in his cell until 2:38 a.m.

When they checked on him at 2:50 a.m., he was unresponsive. The prison nurse was called. CPR began at 2:53 a.m. and he was taken to Lutheran Hospital at 3:05 a.m.

His death was confirmed in the hospital.

The Allen County Coroner's Office, Indiana State Police, Allen County District Attorney's Office and Allen County Sheriff's Office are investigating this incident.