Crime & Safety

Inmate Dies in Solon Jail

There are no indications of foul play in the death of Alan C. Burton, 49-year-old Cleveland man.

An inmate was found dead in the early Sunday.

No foul play is suspected in the death of Alan C. Burton, a 49-year-old Cleveland man serving a series of weekend sentences at the jail stemming from a conviction in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.

According to a news release from Solon Police, an officer found Burton, who was not breathing, at about 3:53 a.m. Sunday. First aid was administered police officials, and the paramedics took him to , where he was pronounced dead.

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The Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office will conduct an autopsy.

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