TYLER, Texas — A Smith County Jail inmate passed away at the hospital early Sunday morning following a medical emergency.
According to the Smith County Sheriff's Office, Tonya Williams received cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the emergency while on the second floor of the jail around 6 a.m. Sunday. She was taken to the hospital via ambulance, where she died.
Her family members have been notified and the Texas Rangers will conduct an investigation per Smith County Sheriff’s Office protocol. An autopsy will be conducted in Dallas.
Williams was arrested last Thursday at about 8 a.m. on drug related charges, the sheriff's office said.