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Inmate dies at Marion Co. Jail

Posted at 11:47 AM, Jul 04, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-04 12:43:52-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- An inmate was found unresponsive in his cell at the Marion County Jail on Saturday.

A spokesperson for the Marion County Sheriff's Office says Walter Gamble, 35, was declared dead shortly before 4:30 p.m.

An investigation is underway into Gamble's death.

Authorities say he was jailed on May 12 on charges of criminal deviate conduct, sexual misconduct with a minor, sexual battery and battery.

Gamble was a registered sex offender.

According to the Indiana Sex Offender Registry, he was convicted in July 2013 of sexual misconduct with a minor and sexual battery.

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