Metairie woman identified as inmate who died at Jefferson Parish jail

Authorities have identified the woman who died while in custody at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna early Saturday morning.

Keila Pena, 42, of Metairie, was pronounced dead at the jail, located in the 100 block of Dolhonde Street, according to the Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office.

An autopsy was conducted Monday, but her cause of death has not yet been determined. Authorities are awaiting the results of further testing, including toxicology tests, according to the coroner's office.

The agency did say that Pena did not die under suspicious circumstances, and foul play is not suspected.

Pena was being held without bail at the jail after her arrest Oct. 4 on more than a dozen counts of being a fugitive from another jurisdiction, Jefferson Parish court records said.

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