WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) — A Schofield woman has died in the Marathon County jail. Sheriff’s department officials confirm that 54-year-old Deborah D. Stewart was found unresponsive in a cell at 11:30 Monday morning. Corrections staff attempted unsuccessfully to resuscitate her.
Stewart died at the jail. The Marathon Count Medical Examiner is now conducting an autopsy to determine her exact cause of death.
Stewart had a past history of misdemeanor thefts, one case of misusing a credit card, and obstructing an officer on her record, but no felonies.
