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April 21, 2008

Cause of correctional job candidate's death still unknown

The state Medical Examiners Office says it needs the results of more studies before determining what killed an East Providence man who was stricken after a physical test for a correctional officer job.

Jamal E. Jackson of 10 McCausland Ave., East Providence, who was applying for a correctional officer job at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, was fatally stricken Saturday after taking an agility test, the Journal reported.

Jackson was one of about 20 recruits taking the test at a track near the privately run jail, Wyatt spokesman Dante Bellini Jr. said over the weekend.

Jackson had finished the sit-and-reach, push-ups, sit-ups and a 1.5-mile run. Cooling down afterwards, he reported feeling dizzy, and two staff members walked beside him. He collapsed while talking with them.

A Central Falls rescue truck took Jackson to Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, in Pawtucket, where he was pronounced dead at 11:30 a.m.

The state Medical Examiners Office previously said that an autopsy was scheduled for today.

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 2:00 PM | Permalink

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