Suspect dies in Pennsylvania jail, third death since April
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania man charged with two armed bank robberies has died in the Allegheny County Jail.
The county medical examiner’s office says 39-year-old Joel Velasquez-Reyes died Saturday around 8 p.m. The cause and manner of death has not been released.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2sGxWEx ) that Velasquez-Reyes was scheduled for a court hearing Tuesday. He was facing various charges including robbery, conspiracy and gun violations.
Police say he took $9,500 from a bank at gunpoint in April and $14,500 from another bank in May. In both cases, he was seen getting away in a car driven by 32-year-old Alexandra Osche.
According to the Post-Gazette, the death of Velazquez-Reyes is the third at the jail since April.