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The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI), is now looking to the death of Lanekia Michelle Brown who died at the Madison County Detention Center. Brown was pregnant while awaiting trial, for a drug charge.

Brown and an acquaintance were arrested in November after officers found over 100 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle during a traffic stop according to WDAM. Brown was being held without bond.

Brown’s family were informed of her death on Sunday according to WJTV. Brown complained about stomach pains before her death.

Brown’s mother, Margaret Johnson said, “They did CPR on her over and over … still didn’t get no response. … So he just said she was gone.” Johnson also said her daughter was around four weeks pregnant with her third child. The family went to the jail to identify her body but was told to come back on Wednesday. The family has yet to identify her body.

The family believes the jail is not responsible for Brown’s death.

“I need to know what happened to her … where she at. They won’t tell me or give me no information. That’s my child. I love my child. … I want to know where my child is,” Johnson said.

According to Madison County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Heath Hall the MBI is overseeing the investigation and an autopsy will be performed.

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