A 64-year-old Walker County inmate died Saturday morning at the Walker County Detention Facility, according to Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson.
Stephen Andrew Johnson, of Rossville, was arrested Friday morning on a T.P.O. (temporary protective order) violation and transported to jail and booked.
At approximately 5:19 a.m. Saturday, detention officers were alerted that Johnson was having difficulty breathing.
First aid and C.P.R. were administered by officers; however, he died a short time later.
The body was transported to the crime lab for an autopsy.
The Walker County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating the death.