Coconino County Jail

An inmate from the Coconino County Detention Facility in Page died Friday afternoon while being transferred from Page to Flagstaff. Sheriff’s officials say the inmate began to have a medical related emergency Friday morning en route to Flagstaff. Detention Officers pulled over and began live saving measures on the inmate. Emergency Medical Services arrived andFull Story

The Coconino County Detention Facility in Flagstaff has seven COVID-19 positive inmates, as of Thursday, according to Sheriff’s officials. There are currently no staff members who are COVID-19 positive. To date there have been 59 inmates and 13 staff that have tested positive since the virus started to be detected in the county. There areFull Story

The Memorial Day Weekend resulted in a large number of calls for the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office. During the weekend, deputies responded to over 14-hundred calls for service, including both citizen and officer initiated activities. Deputies made 572 forest and community patrols, 212 traffic stops, involving seven arrests, and 128 business checks over the weekend.Full Story

The Coconino County court system and detention facility are making adjustments because of the coronavirus pandemic. The county has released around 50 inmates being held on non-violent charges to help minimize a possible outbreak. At the detention center, all incoming inmates are being screened for health issues and for possible exposure to COVID-19. The jailFull Story

The Coconino County Detention Facility recently upgraded its Video Visitation System so that friends and family can now visit from anywhere using a smart phone, computer or tablet. Visitors no longer need to go to the jail lobby to use the free video visitation feature. Inmates now receive 60 minutes of free video visitation eachFull Story

The 63-year-old inmate, who passed away while inside the Coconino County Jail Sunday, died of natural causes. Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say medical staff were conducting a medical assessment on Floyd Jackson at around 7:16 a.m. when he became unresponsive in his cell. Staff and officers began life-saving measures, including CPR on Jackson. Paramedics arrivedFull Story

Questions remain regarding the death of an inmate in the Coconino County Jail earlier this year. Officers conducted a welfare check back in January and found 20-year-old Kyle Martinson unresponsive in the early morning hours. According to sheriff’s officials, detention officers began giving him life-saving measures, including CPR until paramedics arrived. Martinson was pronounced deadFull Story