Woman hangs self in Marion County jail

by The Associated Press

Woman hangs self in Marion County jail
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Story Published: May 14, 2008 at 12:45 PM CDT

Story Updated: May 14, 2008 at 11:52 AM CDT

By Gene Hartley

YELLVILLE, Ark. -- The Marion County Sheriff’s Department says an inmate died in the county jail on Monday night. Lynn Cayia, 52, of Flippin apparently hanged herself in her cell with a telephone cord.

Sheriff Carl McBee asked the Arkansas State Police to investigate Cayia’s death. The state crime lab will do an autopsy.

Jailers found Cayia’s body at 10:45 p.m., about 45 minutes after they last checked on her, the sheriff said. Jailers and paramedics tried unsuccessfully to revive her.

Cayia was charged with felony aggravated assault, terroristic threatening and residential burglary. Officers arrested her in December after a three-hour standoff at which she shot at a Flippin police officer.

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