An autopsy is set for Monday in the investigation of a Howard County inmate who died at the hospital on Friday.
About 11:30 a.m., Howard County Correctional Officers and medical staff were notified of a male inmate not feeling well and having difficulty breathing. Allen Ray Booher, 68, of Kokomo, was transported to Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo Hospital.
According to a Howard County Sheriff’s Office press release, Booher suffered a medical episode while waiting for treatment. Despite live saving efforts by ER staff Booher was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m.
Toxicology and lab results are pending in the death investigation. An autopsy under direction of the Howard County Coroner’s Office will take place on Monday.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the coroner’s office at (765) 456-1186 or the Howard County Sheriff’s Office Task Force Detective Justin Bohannon at (765) 457-1105. Tips can also be submitted through the sheriff’s office mobile app at www.sheriff.howardcountyin.gov .
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