Albany County jail inmate dies in cell

Sheriff Craig Apple said the Sheriff’s Office is investigating an inmate death at the jail Saturday morning.

At 7:30 a.m. inmate Shane Lemperle was found unresponsive in his cell, Apple said.

The correctional facility’s staff responded and CPR was started.

Colonie EMS personnel arrived at 7:49 a.m. They determined that Lemperle was deceased at 7:56 a.m. His age and address were not immediately available.

No foul play is suspected and the investigation is continuing, Apple said.

Lemperle was brought to the jail on Aug. 12 on a charge of conspiracy and criminal possession of stolen property from the Watervliet City Court and was currently being held for a parole violation.

In July, a 36-year-old Cohoes woman died at the Albany County jail where she was an inmate.

Jessica Falco was found unresponsive in her cell by a correction officer during breakfast, also on a Saturday.

The officer sounded the emergency alarm for assistance and immediately began performing CPR. Medical staff and Colonie EMS responded and efforts to resuscitate Falco were unsuccessful, Apple said at the time.

Falco was incarcerated on March 7 and was serving a one-year sentence for a probation violation.