Covington County inmate death ruled suicide
The Andalusia Star-Triburne reports that an man jailed earlier this week for allegedly holding his family against their will and threatening to kill his wife has committed suicide while in jail.
Robert Gene Yingst, 40, of Florala, was found dead inside his jail cell Wednesday afternoon. Law enforcement officials have yet to confirm the cause of death; however, sources close to the investigation say it was by hanging.
But despite Yingst’s previous declarations of self-harm, Sheriff Dennis Meeks said Thursday the inmate “never made any admissions whatsoever he was going to kill himself” to jail staff or other law enforcement personnel during his jail stay.
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