Cleveland County investigates prisoner's death

Authorities said an inmate at a Cleveland County jail died at a nearby hospital on Sunday, apparently after attempting suicide.

At 11:55 p.m., 58-year-old Daniel Edward Freeman was pronounced dead at Norman Regional Hospital.

Authorities said Freeman was seen moving around his cell at 10 p.m. before the jail's lights out. Visual checks at 8:07 p.m. and 10:34 p.m. found nothing unusual in the jail, according to the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office.

During a further visual check at 11:05 p.m., staff found Freeman unresponsive and immediately initiated life-saving measures. EMSA was called to the prison.