Ohio Woman's Death in Police Custody Being Investigated

The death of a woman who was in police custody after a domestic dispute in Ohio is now being investigated, officials said Monday.

Ralkina Jones, 37, was arrested July 24 after fighting with her ex-husband in a Save-a-Lot grocery store parking lot, police said.

Two days later, Jones was found unresponsive in her jail cell and later pronounced dead on Sunday morning.

There were no "suspicious" injuries revealed during an initial autopsy and the cause of death is under investigation, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiners Office. 

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