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William Goetzee, 48, was arrested Aug. 2 outside federal court after he tried to snatch a gun from a federal security officer. During the attempt to get the gun, he told the officer he wanted to kill himself.
Gusman's news release states that Goetzee was initially evaluated at the Interim LSU Public Hospital before being placed on the Sheriff's Office psychiatric tier and put on suicide watch.
Marc Ehrhardt, a spokesman for Gusman, said that when someone is placed on suicide watch at the jail, they are supposed to be under constant supervision. This means under supervision "24 hours a day," he said.
The jail suspended a deputy who was charged with observing Goetzee, according to a news release. The deputy, whom the release did not name, left his post for an undisclosed period of time, the release said.
The jail's preliminary investigation found Goetzee "surreptitiously swallowed toilet tissue" on Sunday. While an autopsy is still pending from the Orleans Parish coroner's office, the jail concluded that Goetzee was able to asphyxiate himself with the tissue paper.
Goetzee was found by the deputy at 6:30 p.m., who told medical staff the inmate was unresponsive. EMS arrived to help with resuscitation efforts, but Goetzee was pronounced dead at 7:17 p.m.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/08/inmate_on_suicide_watch_kills.html
Gusman's news release states that Goetzee was initially evaluated at the Interim LSU Public Hospital before being placed on the Sheriff's Office psychiatric tier and put on suicide watch.
Marc Ehrhardt, a spokesman for Gusman, said that when someone is placed on suicide watch at the jail, they are supposed to be under constant supervision. This means under supervision "24 hours a day," he said.
The jail suspended a deputy who was charged with observing Goetzee, according to a news release. The deputy, whom the release did not name, left his post for an undisclosed period of time, the release said.
The jail's preliminary investigation found Goetzee "surreptitiously swallowed toilet tissue" on Sunday. While an autopsy is still pending from the Orleans Parish coroner's office, the jail concluded that Goetzee was able to asphyxiate himself with the tissue paper.
Goetzee was found by the deputy at 6:30 p.m., who told medical staff the inmate was unresponsive. EMS arrived to help with resuscitation efforts, but Goetzee was pronounced dead at 7:17 p.m.
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/08/inmate_on_suicide_watch_kills.html
