Dale City man dies in jail
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By Lillian Kafka
Published: April 12, 2008
A Dale City man died in jail early Friday morning, jail officials and police said.
Police are awaiting results of a toxicology report to determine the cause of death for 57-year-old Walter J. Allen, said Officer Erika Hernandez, Prince William County police spokeswoman.
There were no signs of foul play, she said.
Allen was arrested Thursday on a driving under the influence charge.
He was found unresponsive about 1:30 a.m., according to Prince William-Manassas regional jail Superintendent Col. Pete Meletis.
Meletis said jail personnel tried to revive Allen with CPR, then had him transferred to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:07 a.m., Meletis said in a statement.
Prince William County police are investigating the incident.
Staff writer Lillian Kafka can be reached at 703-878-8065.
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Posted by ( JoeDaBeast ) on April 15, 2008 at 8:52 am
So when will illegal immigrants get the blame for this one?
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