HANCOCK COUNTY — An inmate in the Hancock County Jail has been hospitalized after he was discovered unresponsive by jail officers in his cell late Thursday afternoon, July 9.
Brandon Fisher, 32, Indianapolis, had been arrested earlier in the week and had made a court appearance earlier in the day.
Officers who discovered him immediately began resuscitation efforts, and medics transported him to Hancock Regional Hospital and later to a hospital in Indianapolis, said Capt. Robert Harris, public information officer for the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department.
Fisher remained in critical condition at the Daily Reporter’s deadline on Friday, July 10, the sheriff’s department reported.
No other details about the incident were released. The sheriff’s department is investigating it as a possible suicide attempt.
Fisher was arrested after being being pulled over by a sheriff’s deputy on Tuesday, July 7, in the 5000 block of West U.S. 40 for an expired license plate.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Fisher at first gave the deputy a false first name, but the deputy soon found out who he really was and that he was listed as a lifetime habitual traffic offender, meaning he’s not allowed to be behind the wheel. While conducting a further search, deputies found a container that smelled of raw marijuana. They also found a loaded firearm, the affidavit said.
Dispatchers confirmed the weapon had been stolen in Marion County, the affidavit said. Fisher also had an active warrant for a probation violation, court records show.
He was charged with a Level 5 felony count of operating a vehicle after losing his license for life; a Level 5 felony count of carrying a handgun with a prior felony conviction; a Level 6 felony count of theft of a firearm and a Class A misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana.
Fisher made his initial appearance Thursday via video in Hancock County Circuit Court, where Judge Scott Sirk set a $5,000 cash bond subject to a 15-day hold.
