Hillsborough County Sheriff Jail Deputy

Pinellas County Inmate Death Under Investigation

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives assigned to the Robbery-Homicide Unit are investigating an inmate death at the Pinellas County Jail.

According to investigators, detention deputies attempted to wake 66-year-old Alfred Woodard for breakfast and found him unresponsive in his bed.

Woodard was transported to Northside Hospital where his condition deteriorated.

He was pronounced deceased at 7:38 a.m. Saturday by hospital staff.

Detectives say his death does not appear to be suspicious and the Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Woodard was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on charges of Petit Theft and Trespassing after being arrested by the St. Petersburg Police Department on December 2, 2020.


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