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GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo.—A prisoner at the Garfield County Detention Facility committed suicide Monday night, authorities said.
Timothy Schilz Jr., 25, of Parachute, Colo., was found hanging in his cell during a scheduled security check in the maximum security unit of the prison.
Schilz was a pretrial inmate being housed on two contempt of court charges and a failure to register as a sex offender.
Schilz was not under any suicide or behavioral watch and authorities would not comment about his medical history or mental health.
The sheriff’s office is investigating his death.
