Inmate Found Hanged
The body of a 23-year-old inmate was found hanging from a bar in his one-man cell at the Los Angeles County Jail on Friday, sheriff’s deputies reported. Deputy Stephen Lee said the prisoner, identified as Frank Ponce of El Monte, was in custody on a minor narcotics charge.
Lee said Ponce hanged himself with a strip of blanket.
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