A man was found dead Saturday evening at the Smith County Jail. According to a Smith County Sheriff’s Office press release, Randall Lamont Britton, 32, who was an inmate of the jail died after being found unresponsive in his cell. The sheriff’s office said on Saturday, November 24, 2018, at 5:25 pm as Detention Officers were preparing to feed inmates on the second floor of the Central Jail Facility, they were notified of an inmate who was not responding. Detention Officers entered the cell to find inmate, Randall Britton unresponsive and a Code Blue (Medical Emergency) was called. Smith County Jail medical personnel arrived a short time later and began CPR. The sheriff’s office said the Tyler Fire Department and EMS arrived and continued CPR until a determination was made he was deceased. The sheriff’s office said as is standard protocol in the event of a death in custody, Texas Ranger Chris Baggett was notified. Ranger Baggett arrived and began a Death In Custody investigation. Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 Quincy Beavers held an inquest and ordered an autopsy be completed. The autopsy will be performed at the Southwestern Institute of Forensic (Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office) in Dallas. Originally charged with murder, Britton pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of second-degree manslaughter in connection with his father’s death. He was scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Kerry Russell on November 30.
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