An inmate at the Suffolk County House of Correction met an untimely death early Wednesday morning after what officials dubbed an "apparent altercation" with his cellmate. Carl Taylor, age 45, was identified as the deceased by the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department. The incident, which occurred shortly after 3 a.m, saw Taylor and another inmate engaged in a physical confrontation, reported Boston 25 News.
Following the fight, officials say Taylor was ushered to the medical unit, where he permitted treatment for a cut on his lip but rebuffed any further medical aid. The man, who was being held for Bristol County Superior Court pending charges of assault and battery, as well as intimidating a witness, was then placed in the Medical Housing Unit to be watched, as obtained by a statement from the CBS Boston.
Merely minutes later, Taylor was found unresponsive by the staff during regular security checks. Despite immediate life-saving attempts, he was transported to Boston Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 4:59 a.m. The exact cause of death awaits determination by the office of the medical examiner, while the Boston Police Department has taken up the mantle to investigate the circumstances leading to this fatal incident.
In a tragic turn of events, the man sharing a cell with Taylor and supposedly involved in the fight that preceded Taylor's death remains unidentified. The Suffolk County Sheriff's Department has so far kept the identity under wraps, with Boston authorities probing the details of the early morning fracas. "Though Mr. Taylor allowed medical staff to treat a laceration to his lip, which was apparently sustained during the altercation, he refused further assessment," noted the department in a statement provided to WCVB. Taylor's history is marred by previous charges, as he and his wife were arrested in 2014 on allegations of child abuse.
The case now lies in the hands of Boston detectives, and the hope is that the truth behind the grim series of events which unfolded in the confines of the Suffolk County House of Correction will be brought to light. The story is still developing, and further information will be relayed to the public as it becomes available.
