Kalamazoo, MI: On May 6, 2016 at 5:45a.m., a 57 year old Kalamazoo resident was released from Bronson Methodist Hospital after being treated. Officers were dispatched to the emergency room for the same individual refusing to leave. Officers spent a considerable amount of time trying to get the man to leave, but he continued to refuse. The man told officers he would not leave and requested to be arrested. Officers arrested the 57 year old for a valid warrant.

Officers transported the individual to the Kalamazoo County Jail. Once at the jail, the individual stopped breathing. CPR was immediately administered without success. He was pronounced dead at 0741 a.m.

No further information as to the cause of death will be released at this time.

Anyone who may have information regarding this investigation is asked to call Kalamazoo Public Safety at 337-8994 or Silent Observer at 343-2100 or www.kalamazoosilentobserver.com.

By authority: Lt. Brad Misner

Date: May 6, 2016

Address: 150 E. Crosstown Parkway, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Contact: Captain James Mallery, Operations Division, 337-8140