PHOENIX (AP) — Maricopa County Sheriff's officials are investigating the death of a man in custody that appears to be a suicide.
They say 62-year-old Scott McKay died Friday after he was found unresponsive in his holding cell at a substation in Cave Creek.
Sheriff's officials say McKay was arrested on suspicion of burglary and violating a restraining order.
They say he was taken to the substation and placed in a holding cell while deputies completed booking paperwork.
McKay was later found unconscious with an item of clothing around his neck and an apparent self-hanging.
Deputies attempted to perform lifesaving measures until paramedics arrived.
McKay was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
