(Press Release) -- On Thursday, December 8, 2016, at 5:20 p.m., the Barron County Jail requested an ambulance for a male inmate having a seizure. Gold Cross Ambulance and jail staff provided medical attention to Ronald Hecht, age 30, until he was transported to Mayo Hospital (Barron) and then flown to Regions Hospital where he later died. The Barron County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the incident and all indications of the initial investigation point to a medical issue of some sort. The Office of Detention Facilities has been notified and will also be conducting an investigation.
Per Chris Fitzgerald, Barron County Sheriff
Last Update: Dec 09, 2016 11:06 am CST
