A Prince George jail inmate's death will be examined by a coroner's inquest.
The youth, 19-year-old Blaine Conrad Sargent, died on Sept. 21 at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia, but he had been in jail and on an in-custody road trip earlier that same day.
"He had been taken to hospital after going into medical distress at the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre a short time after returning from a court appearance in Williams Lake," said coroner Barbara McLintock of the B.C.
Coroners' Service.
"Presiding coroner Donita Kuzma and a jury will hear evidence from subpoenaed witnesses to determine the facts surrounding this death."
According to court documents, Sargent was in jail awaiting trial for one count of breaching his probation on Aug. 16, 2011 and three counts of breaching a recognizance order or undertaking from Aug. 25, 2011.
According to court records, Sargent appeared in court in Williams Lake the morning of his death.
A place and schedule for the inquest has not yet been announced.
