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MDC inmate dies weeks after reported suicide attempt
Cause of death is being investigated, according to MDC
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An inmate accused of striking a University of New Mexico Hospital security guard with a rock in 2024 died on Saturday after what appeared to be a suicide attempt inside the jail.
Justin Stone, 39, died at UNMH on Saturday morning where he had been staying since December when he reportedly tried to commit suicide, MDC spokesperson Candace Hopkins said in a news release on Monday.
The cause of death is unknown.
At 6:23 p.m. Dec. 28, a Metropolitan Detention Center corrections officer found Stone in "distress" inside the Restricted Housing Unit, she said. MDC staff and University of New Mexico Hospital first responders attempted life-saving measures before Stone was taken to the hospital. Stone was hospitalized for about two weeks before dying at 2:35 a.m. Saturday.
"In accordance with standard procedures, the incident is under investigation by the MDC Office of Professional Standards and BCSO," she said. "The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator will determine the official cause of death."
Hopkins did not give out additional details.
Stone is the first MDC inmate to die in 2026.
