TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Pima County Sheriff's Department says a 53-year-old jail inmate died after being injured during an altercation with a corrections officer.
The department said Thursday that 53-year-old David Maxwell died from injuries suffered during what the department called, a "use-of-force encounter" with the officer.
According to the department, the corrections officer identified as Jason Hubert has been with the department for 11 years and was placed on administrative leave, which is standard protocol.
The department said jail officers have "limited force options available to them."
The department said those options only include "officer presence, verbal communications, hard and soft empty hand control techniques, pain compliance techniques and pepper spray.
The department said the inmate died despite life-saving measures being administered and that the incident is being investigated by the department's criminal investigations division.
12 News contributed to this report
