July 25, 2024

Jail Death in Amite Under Investigation

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office has initiated an investigation following the death this morning (July 25, 2024) of 47 year-old Christopher Montrell Woodard, an inmate at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail in Amite, Louisiana. 

Around 5:45 a.m., Woodard reported not feeling well. Before Woodard could be transferred to the medical wing for evaluation, he became unresponsive. Medical staff immediately called for an ambulance while conducting life-saving measures. Upon Woodward’s arrival at a nearby hospital, he was pronounced dead.

Woodard had been at the jail since Monday (July 22, 2024) when he was taken into custody for an outstanding warrant as well as charges for operating an Off-Road Vehicle in the Roadway and Resisting an Officer (Failure to Identify).

The TPSO Criminal Investigations Division is actively investigating the circumstances surrounding this death which will include an autopsy to determine cause of death.

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