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KENOSHA — A Kenosha County Detention Center employee is on administrative leave after he appears to have overdosed in his car Monday morning.

Jeremy R. Short, a direct supervision officer for the detention center, was found in his car by Kenosha County Sheriff's Department deputies in the 2800 block of Highway E (12th Street) at about 9:22 a.m., according a Sheriff's Department press release.

Short is suspected of using opiates based on drug paraphernalia found in his vehicle, the release said.

During the pending internal investigation, Short has been placed on administrative leave, according to the release.

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