Franklin County Sheriff's Office inmate Tyler Bailey was found hanging in his cell yesterday in a Franklin County jail.

Bailey, 32, was the suspect in 6-hour standoff in early September at the Owensville Motel.

According to the report by sheriff's office, on Monday, Nov. 25, at approximately 3 p.m., a deputy performing commissary duties was speaking with inmates about their order.   One inmate believed another inmate wanted a phone card and opened the cell door to see if that was true.  The deputy was immediately summoned to the cell.  As deputies entered the cell they located Bailey inside hanging by a piece of bedding he tied above his bunk. Deputies and medical staff initiated CPR until ambulance personnel arrived pronouncing Bailey deceased.   

Bailey was observed during meal passing at breakfast and lunch. He was inside a module with a large day room and a two-story catwalk of individual cells holding 18 inmates. There were 16 inmates in the area at the time. Inmates can close the doors to their cells.  There is camera’s inside the day room area of the module, however due to toilet facilities in the cells there are no cameras inside the cell sleeping area.

The Missouri State Division of Drug and Crime Control was contacted for an independent investigation as per standard procedure. 

A complete story can be found in the Wednesday, Nov. 27, edition of this newspaper.