Coroner: Whitley Jail Inmate Died of Heart Disease

An autopsy has determined that Whitley County Jail inmate Larry Walkup died of heart disease Sunday. According to a news release from the Indiana State Police, a medical examiner found blockages in some of Walkup’s coronary arteries. Jailers discovered the 57-year-old man’s body in his cell block Sunday morning and asked state police to investigate his death. Walkup was serving time for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from senior citizens.