A Nigerian man died in federal immigration custody over the weekend, days after he was convicted of a sex offence and assault in Maryland.
Anthony Oluseye Akinyemi, 56, died Saturday after being found unresponsive in his cell at the Worcester County Jail in Snow Hill, Maryland, according to a Monday news release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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The official cause of death was not immediately determined, but authorities believe Akinyemi killed himself.
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Akinyemi had been charged with sexual abuse of a minor and was convicted last week in Baltimore City Circuit Court.
Officials said he entered the U.S. lawfully on a non-immigrant visa in 2017 but did not comply with the terms of his admission.
He had been in ICE custody for less than 24 hours, authorities said.
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