A man being held at Manhattan Criminal Court while awaiting a scheduled hearing suffered a seizure and died Monday, officials said.
The man was in a holding cell in the lower Manhattan courthouse on Centre St. near Hogan Place when he had a seizure, according to a spokesperson with the Department of Correction.
Medics were called around 4:10 p.m., and pronounced the man dead in the cell, according to the FDNY.
Before being transported to court for the appearance, he had been held at the North Infirmary Command on Rikers Island, a facility that houses individuals with acute medical conditions or disabilities requiring infirmary care.
His name was not immediately released as officials worked to notify his family.
“Our deepest sympathies are with the loved ones of the deceased,” Correction Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie said in a statement. “We will fully investigate this tragic event to determine the circumstances surrounding his death.”
If was the second death while in Department of Correction custody this year.
Ramel Powell, 37, died Feb. 19 in the Otis Bantum Correctional Center on Rikers Island, the Daily News previously reported.
He was incarcerated in July 2023 for a parole violation stemming from a robbery and a Manhattan assault arrest, according to city records.
Powell’s death was being investigated a possible fatal overdose, according to Correction sources.