BCA Investigating St. Cloud Man’s Death in Stearns County Jail
Investigators said the inmate was found in a medical emergency during wellness checks, and ambulance crews later pronounced him dead.
- Isiah Oluwasheun Ero-Phillips, 34, died in Stearns County Jail on September 12 after staff discovered him unresponsive during a wellness check at 3:49 a.m.
- Cloud Police Department officers arrested Ero-Phillips on September 11 on suspicion of felony domestic assault; the Stearns County Sheriff reported he was "heavily intoxicated" at the time of booking.
- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension continues investigating the death, while autopsy results from the Midwest Medical Examiner typically take four to eight weeks to complete.
- Michael Ernster, a BCA spokesperson, told Cloud LIVE that initial observations of Ero-Phillips did not reveal any "obvious signs of Trauma." His body was transported to the Midwest Medical Examiner for identification.
- Stearns County Sheriff Steve Stoyka confirmed the family has been notified, while investigators continue to probe the circumstances surrounding the death as the case remains under active investigation.
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BCA investigating St. Cloud man’s death in Stearns County Jail
Isiah Ero-Phillips, 34, died in custody Sept. 12 after being arrested the previous morning.
Inmate dies in Stearns County Jail
A Stearns County inmate died following a medical emergency in his cell, officials say.
St. Cloud man’s death in Stearns County Jail under investigation by state authorities
ST. CLOUD — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Tuesday, Sept. 22, confirmed to St. Cloud LIVE that investigators are probing the death of a 34-year-old St. Cloud man in Stearns County Jail on Sept. 12. During wellness checks, Stearns County Jail staff discovered Isiah Oluwasheun Ero-Phillips suffering a medical emergency on Sept. 12, at around 3:49 a.m., according to a Stearns County Sheriff’s Office news release. Staff began life-…
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