FOX NEWS

STANTON, MICHIGAN

An inmate with a peanut allergy has died after eating a peanut butter sandwich at the Montcalm County Jail, the sheriff there said Monday.

Sheriff Bill Barnwell told The Daily News of Greenville 30-year-old Paul Anthony Thurston of Greenville died Sunday afternoon at Sheridan Community Hospital.

Barnwell says Greenville police arrested Thurston that morning on a charge of assault and battery.

The sheriff told the paper that Thurston didn't mention peanuts when he was asked while being booked whether he had any allergies.

Barnwell told WOOD-TV and WWMT-TV there will be an internal investigation.

Comments (5)

thesarge: ... Perhaps the "Reese's Peanut Cups" could become regular fare in the nation's prisons? 1 April 21, 2008 88pdx: ... Here's an idea: Sheriff Joe can save AZ taxpayers even more money by serving all the inmates peanut butter. 2 April 21, 2008 sezme: ... Suicide by peanut butter? 3 April 21, 2008 Det ret rpd narc: yeah, my thoughts exactly.... I bet he didn't want to be in jail and ate the PB sandwich kkowing that he could go to the hospital, but maybe didn't think it would kill him. too bad...thank you peter pan or skippy... 4 April 21, 2008 Bull: ... sezme, i think so. 5 April 22, 2008

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