An inmate who jumped into the East River from a New York Metropolis jail barge has died, the town Division of Correction introduced Wednesday. Gregory Acevedo, 48, was pronounced lifeless at about 11 p.m. Tuesday, 11 hours after he climbed a fence on the Vernon C. Bain Middle and jumped into the water, officers mentioned.
"Mr. Acevedo's tragic passing is an immense loss," Correction Commissioner Louis A. Molina mentioned in a press release. "We're conducting a preliminary investigation of this incident. Our ideas and prayers are together with his family members at this tough time."
Acevedo had been in custody on a theft cost since Feb. 27. Cops pulled him from the water after his leap Tuesday and took him to a hospital, the place efforts to revive him failed. He was the fifteenth individual to die this 12 months who was a New York Metropolis jail inmate or who had simply been launched; the 14th individual died final week, CBS New York reported.
"As soon as once more, their system failed," Acevedo's legal professional, Warren Silverman, advised the New York Put up. "I imply, he should not have been capable of get to any place the place he may have harmed himself, and clearly they dropped the ball, as standard."
The New York state legal professional basic's workplace and the town Division of Investigation will conduct separate investigations into the dying. Town medical expert's workplace will decide the trigger.
The Bain Middle is a 625-foot barge that was imagined to be short-term when it opened as a jail in 1992. It's docked within the East River close to Rikers Island, the town's most important jail advanced.
