Putnam County Inmate Believed to Have Committed Suicide

UNIONVILLE, MO – A Putnam County inmate was found dead in his jail cell on Tuesday.

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office reports that 49-year-old Baxter, Iowa resident Larry Lee Curtis was found to be dead early on Tuesday morning. He had been being held on charges of stealing an animal, burglary, trespass, and property damage, alleged to have taken place last fall. He was scheduled to appear in court for a plea or trial setting on July 19th.

The Sheriff’s Office believes the death to be a suicide, however, a death investigation is being conducted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.