BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) -- A 55-year-old man was found dead inside his cell at the Birmingham City Jail on January 20.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office stated that Sonny Charles Leppala, of Birmingham, was discovered unresponsive during a wellness check around 1:29 a.m. Leppala was pronounced dead less than an hour later.
An autopsy found no evidence of trauma or foul play in Leppala's death, and an official cause of death is pending laboratory results.
The Birmingham Police Department is handling the investigation into Leppala's death.