RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Police Department reports that a many being transported to the Pennington County Jail for erratic behavior, later died at the hospital.

The man’s name is being withheld until proper notification of next-of-kin can be made.

According to the police report, at around 11:15 p.m. on September 8, police were dispatched to the apartment complex at 28 Racine Street for a report of an unknown male who was acting erratically at the location. It was also reported that the male appeared to be under the influence of drugs.

On arrival, police made contact with the man. During initial contact, the man admitted to ingesting drugs. At one point during this contact, the man became uncooperative and began physically fighting with officers, biting one officer and breaking the skin. Police used a Taser to get the man under control.

The man was taken into custody and due to continued uncooperative behavior, was placed into the WRAP safety restraint device.

According the the police report, a medical unit was called to the scene to evaluate the male which is standard law enforcement practice following a Taser deployment. Police were notified that the man’s vital signs were good, and he was placed in a patrol vehicle for transport to the Pennington County Jail.

Upon arrival at the jail, jail staff located the man unresponsive in the patrol car. Emergency CPR was administered by jail staff, and an ambulance was called. The ambulance transported the man to the hospital where, police later learned, the man had died at the hospital.

Due to the in-custody nature of the man’s death, the investigation into the incident has since been handed over to the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, with the assistance of the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office.