The Fayette County Detention Center said 40-year-old Shareef Hasan Martin died on March 30.
A statement from the facility said Martin was seen “suffering from apparent medical distress” at 6:21 p.m., news outlets reported on Tuesday.
Medical staff determined Martin needed to go to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead at 7:15 p.m.
Martin had been booked into the jail the day before his death for violation of a protection order, according to the release.
Lexington Police and the county coroner’s officer are investigating the cause death.
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