An investigation is now underway into the death a male inmate in the Kitsap County Jail.

The man was discovered in his cell around 7:10 a.m. today by sheriff’s corrections officers. He was pronounced deceased by a South Kitsap Fire & Rescue emergency medical crew. Although the investigation is in its early stages, initial indications are that the man’s death is an apparent suicide.

The Kitsap County Coroner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the deceased inmate as Timothy Lawrence Prince, age 35, from Central Kitsap.

Prince was being detained in a pre-trial status. He had been arrested and booked into jail on Sept. 22, 2014, for escape from community custody, by Washington State Department of Corrections. A probable cause charge of harassment was filed at the time of his booking for an earlier investigation conducted by Bremerton police.

An additional charge of custodial assault was filed Dec. 16 after Prince resisted a change in custody movement within the jail and assaulted a corrections supervisor. Total bail for all charges was $200,000.

Since this incident occurred while the inmate was in the custody of the sheriff’s office the investigation is being conducted by an outside agency, per standard operating procedure.

The Port Orchard Police Department, with assistance from investigators with the Kitsap Critical Incident Response Team, is handling the investigation. The release of further details concerning this inquiry is under the purview of Port Orchard police.

Following an autopsy by the county’s forensic pathologist, the coroner will issue a determination as to cause and manner of death.

— Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office.