An inmate being held at the Lincoln County Detention Center on a sexual assault of a child charge attempted suicide Thursday evening.
At around 8:00 p.m., on July 31, officers from the North Platte Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division responded to the Lincoln County Detention Center on the report of a male inmate that had attempted to hang himself in his cell.
The inmate, 43-year-old Christopher Taylor, was found unconscious and transported to Great Plains Health by North Platte Rescue.
According to Officer Rodney Brown, Taylor is currently in intensive care at Great Plains Health.
Taylor was arrested on July 30, after he was accused of sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s daughter.
Brown said an active investigation is being conducted by the NPPD because the incident occurred at the jail.
No further details were given.
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