Preliminary autopsy results indicate Norton Correctional Facility Central Unit offender Jeremy J. Palmer died as a result of a cardiac event on Sept. 16.

Palmer, 46, fell ill while working at a private industry worksite last week. Co-workers performed CPR until arrival of Phillips County Emergency Medical Services. He was transported by ambulance to the Norton County Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

The Norton Correctional Facility houses low-medium and minimum-custody male offenders and has a population of 970.

— Kansas Department of Corrections