Medical Examiner Identifies Deceased Olmsted County Detainee

Rochester, MN (RochesterNow)- The Southern Minnesota Medical Examiner’s Office has identified an Olmsted County detainee who died earlier this month.

First responders were called to the jail in downtown Rochester around 4 p.m. on October 2 on the report of a detainee experiencing what the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office described as a medical event.

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Members of the sheriff’s office along with the Rochester Police Department, Rochester Fire Department and Mayo Clinic Ambulance responded to the jail.

The detainee was taken by ambulance to a Mayo Clinic hospital where he was pronounced dead, the sheriff’s office said.

Southern MN Regional Medical Examiner's Office ID's 34-Year-Old Detainee Who Died After Medical Event in Olmsted County Jail

The medical examiner has identified the detainee as Bryon Rush. A spokesperson for the medical examiner’s office said he’s also known as Byron Rush.

He was 34 years old.

Details on what caused his death are not available. The death investigation remains ongoing.

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