PORTLAND, Maine — A 26-year-old male inmate was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday night after an apparent suicide attempt at Cumberland County Jail.
Dante Majeroni of Standish was found with a sheet around his neck and not responsive at about 10:30 p.m., according to a release from Capt. Steve Butts of the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
Portland rescue workers treated Majeroni at the jail and en route to Maine Medical Center.
Majeroni was listed in critical condition Wednesday afternoon, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
The incident is under investigation by the sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division and the Portland Police Department.
Majeroni was arrested Feb. 15, 2017, and charged with aggravated assault domestic violence, according to Butts. Two days later, the Cumberland County District Attorney’s office changed the charges to aggravated assault, two counts of domestic violence criminal threatening and domestic violence assault with priors.
Butts said Majeroni was not on a “suicide watch” at the time of the incident, but was on “disciplinary segregation” after being “written up” for contacting the alleged victim.