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Tangipahoa Parish deputies investigating death of 65-year-old inmate

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AMITE — Tangipahoa Parish deputies are investigating the death of a 65-year-old inmate at the parish jail.

Around 5 p.m. on Monday, Ernest Holden was found dead in bed in a medical observation area of the facility. He had been receiving treatment for abdominal pain since Sunday. 

Holden had been in jail since December following a drug arrest by Hammond Police.

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

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