JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of a man who died in a county jail.

On Wednesday, Sheriff Tim Morse released the name of the man who died in the Jackson County Jail early Tuesday morning as 70-year-old Mark William Hull, of Topeka.&nbsp; Hull was arrested May 2, on a Jackson County District Court warrant for failure to appear on drug charges, according to Morse.

Whether a person who is incarcerated in a correctional facility dies of foul play or natural causes in Kansas, the K.B.I. is in charge of investigating the cause of death.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684936009312.png" alt="Hull photo from an April arrest in Shawnee County" />
 <figcaption>Hull photo from an April arrest in Shawnee County</figcaption>
 </figure>JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of a man who died in a county jail.On Wednesday, Sheriff Tim Morse released the name of the man who died in the Jackson County Jail early Tuesday morning as 70-year-old Mark William Hull, of Topeka.&nbsp; Hull was arrested May 2, on a Jackson County District Court warrant for failure to appear on drug charges, according to Morse.Whether a person who is incarcerated in a correctional facility dies of foul play or natural causes in Kansas, the K.B.I. is in charge of investigating the cause of death.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Sheriff IDs 70-year-old Kan. man who died in county jail