AUSTIN, Texas — An investigation is underway after a female inmate died at the Travis County Jail Friday.
According to the Travis County Sheriff's Office (TCSO), 32-year-old Ayanna Lashawn Smith was found unresponsive in her cell at 9:20 a.m.
TCSO staff administered CPR and Austin-Travis County EMS medics continued efforts when they arrived, but Smith was ultimately pronounced dead.
Smith was arrested on June 25 on charges of criminal trespass and a parole violation.
An investigation by TCSO’s Internal Affairs Unit, Criminal Investigations Division, the Texas Rangers and the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office is underway, as is the office's protocol with any death in custody.
An autopsy was conducted on Saturday. The results are still pending.