An inmate who was found unresponsive in her Jefferson County jail cell in December died of complications related to alcohol withdrawal, officials said.
Jail staff found Rebecca Esterline-Brixey, 45, unresponsive in her cell at the detention facility Dec. 8, 2018, the Jefferson County sheriff's office wrote in a Saturday statement.
A state medical examiner found Brixey died of complications from alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
Police brought Brixley to jail on a public intoxication charge on Nov. 30, 2018, according to jail records.
She had also been serving a 120-day sentence for parole violation, county officials said.