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County Jail Inmate Attempts Suicide

Franklin County Sheriff's deputies say a county jail inmate is hospitalized after hanging himself in his cell last week.26-year-old Angel Benitez was held on charges of attempting to hire a hit man to kill his wife, but prosecutors have dismissed the case because he is brain dead and on life support. He was due to appear in court this morning.   PP

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.