Boone County Coroner's Office investigating death of jail inmate

The coroner's office was notified of the death at the Boone County Jail in Lebanon around 7 a.m. An investigative team responded to the jail and determined a man incarcerated there was found in cardiac arrest.

The Boone County Sheriff's Office, Boone County EMS, and the Lebanon Fire Department responded to the jail, where the man was pronounced dead, the coroner's office reported.

The inmate was identified as Elton Taylor, 65, of Fort Wayne, according to our newspaper partners at the Lebanon Reporter. 

The coroner conducted an autopsy Thursday. 

Taylor's death is suspected to have been a result of a medical condition, but that is still under investigation. Toxicology results are still pending. 

The identity of the man is being withheld until his family is notified.