Whitley Jail Inmate Dies

Indiana State Police announced yesterday afternoon that they’re investigating the death Sunday of a Whitley County jail inmate. According to a news release, jailers found 57-year-old Columbia City resident Larry Walkup dead at about 10 o’clock Sunday morning. Police say their preliminary investigation found no signs of foul play. They’re waiting for an autopsy to determine how Walkup died. Walkup was serving a sentence for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from a number of senior citizens in northern Indiana.