Prisoner commits suicide at Nassau County jail
A 31-year-old prisoner at the Nassau County jail in East Meadow committed suicide Tuesday by hanging himself, police said.
The man was found hanging in his cell at 6:05 p.m., detectives said.
He was taken to the Nassau University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 7:02 p.m.
'Tears of joy that we made it' Lt. Col. Sean Boughal, of the 106th Rescue Wing, based in the Hamptons, spoke about his team's mission to perform rescue operations in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.
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'Tears of joy that we made it' Lt. Col. Sean Boughal, of the 106th Rescue Wing, based in the Hamptons, spoke about his team's mission to perform rescue operations in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.
