News Release

BREMEN – The Indiana State Police has been requested to investigate the death of an inmate at the Marshall County Jail. 

Investigators from the Indiana State Police Bremen Post were contacted at approximately 2:51 a.m. on February 16, 2022.

Marshall County Jail staff were alerted by an inmate that a bunkmate was suffering from a possible medical episode at about 1 a.m. 

The inmate was identified as Lester Steele, Jr. Jail staff initiated medical protocol but the 61-year-old man became unresponsive, according to a news release from ISP.

Jail staff began life-saving efforts until emergency medical technicians arrived.  The inmate was transported to The Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth, where he was pronounced dead.

An autopsy is scheduled to be performed today, but it will be several weeks until the report is completed.