Justin L. Mack
Indianapolis Star
Johnson County officials are investigating after an inmate was found dead in his cell early Monday.

According to Johnson County Sheriff Duane Burgess, correctional officers were performing watch patrols around 1:06 a.m., when they located 33-year-old Michael Leroy Reynolds.

Burgess said the Indianapolis man, who was being housed alone, was unconscious. Correctional and jail medical staff immediately started CPR and called for medics to respond to the jail.

"Franklin Fire/Rescue and Seals Ambulance Service arrived and continued CPR for several minutes but the attempts were unsuccessful," Burgess said in a statement. "The inmate was pronounced dead at the jail."

Reynolds had been incarcerated at the Johnson County Jail since Nov. 29, 2020. According to online court records, he was facing charges of domestic battery, invasion of privacy and interference with the reporting of a crime in Johnson County.

Johnson County Coroner Michael Pruitt is scheduling an autopsy that will be completed in the next 48 hours, Burgess said. No foul play is suspected in Reynolds' death.