Family Questions Oklahoma County Jail Inmate's Death

The family of a man found dead in the Oklahoma County jail suspect foul play.

Monday, August 16th 2010, 3:05 pm

By: News 9


By Jennifer Pierce, NEWS 9

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The family of a man found dead in the Oklahoma County jail suspects foul play.

Oklahoma County jail inmate Curtis Lee Moore was found dead inside his cell Sunday night, according to authorities. Officials said Moore made a noose out of bed sheets and hanged himself.

Moore's girlfriend, Patricia White, believes he was possibly attacked by cell mates. She said Moore gave no indication he would harm himself and was looking forward to bonding out Monday morning.

White spoke with Moore at about 8:30 p.m. She said he was ready to come home Monday.

"He said 'Baby, I'm gonna call you back at 12.' And 12 never came, and when it did come it wasn't him who called," White said.

Moore was found in his cell at about 10 p.m. after his cell mates returned from visitation. Patricia questions the timing.

"They still couldn't have been on visitation. Couldn't have been at 10:15 and the last visit is at 8:30 p.m. In my mind the longest they possibly could have been visiting was 9:00, 9:10," White said.

Jail officials say visitation lasts 15 to 30 minutes and takes about an hour for inmates to return to their cells.

White said her boyfriend had problems with his cell mates in the past.

"He had been into two scuffles that I know of when he wrote me," White said.

The jail does not have any record of altercations. The death is still under investigation. Until it's final, White can only hold onto memories and questions what went wrong.

The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office did the preliminary investigation and the OSBI is also investigating Moore's death. The M.E.'s office will have the official cause of death.

Moore had been in jail since August 1. He was in for failure to appear in court, related to three charges.

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