An inmate was found dead early last Saturday morning, December 17, at the Russell County Detention Center, according to the Kentucky State Police.

The state police continue to conduct a non-criminal investigation into the death of the inmate, 36-year-old Peggy McWhorter of Jamestown, who was found in her cell at approximately 6:10 a.m. by a deputy jailer while serving breakfast.

McWhorter was pronounced dead by Russell County Coroner Larry Skaggs just after 7 a.m.

Police say that at this point in the investigation there is no foul play suspected. McWhorter’s body was taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.

McWhorter was serving weekends for a recent DUI conviction, according to records.

The investigation is ongoing by State Police Detective Bradley Stotts, Coroner Larry Skaggs and Jailer Bobby Dunbar.

McWhorter is the first inmate to pass away in the new Russell County Detention Center, which opened earlier this year.