Unresponsive Charlotte County inmate taken to hospital

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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – An unresponsive inmate was taken to a local hospital, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday morning.

The inmate was discovered Friday around 4:40 p.m., deputies said. By Saturday, deputies said the inmate’s condition was stable but serious.

Deputies have not released the inmate’s identity and the hospital where he is being treated. They say his medical event is not suspicious nor criminal in nature, but happened after his participation in jail recreation.

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