Crime & Safety
Shaker Heights Man Died of Heart Attack in Bedford Jail
Omar Arrington-Bey died of heart attack after altercation with officers
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner has released the cause of death of a Shaker Heights man who died in Bedford Jail last month, The Plain Dealer reports.
Omar Arrington-Bey, 38, was arrested June 21 and had an altercation with jail officers during his stay. Police said he died shortly after the altercation.
The medical examiner reports that Arrington-Bey died of a heart attack due to the physical altercation and bipolar disease, The Plain Dealer reports.
Arrington-Bey had stopped taking psychiatric medication at the time of his arrest.
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