An investigation is underway after an inmate died while in custody at the Laramie County Detention Center late Saturday.

According to a booking sheet, police arrested 47-year-old Cheyenne resident Patricia Kay Michaelis at the Walmart at 2032 Dell Range Blvd. at 9:23 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, on a misdemeanor shoplifting charge.

Uncooperative

"Patricia was brought to us uncooperative," Sheriff's spokesman Brandon Warner said in a news release late Tuesday morning.

"She refused to answer questions, but followed basic directions given by jail staff," Warner added. "Medical staff conducted an initial medical assessment where Patricia showed no indicators of needing medical clearance from the hospital before being housed."

Warner says Michaelis was searched and put in a holding cell

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