WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – A Marathon County Corrections Officer was awarded the sheriff’s department life saving medal.
On September 11 shortly before 8:30pm officer John DeNovi was checking on an inmate that was showering in the receiving area of the jail. He first knocked on the door and did not get a response, then removed a magnet covering the window. He entered when he couldn’t see the inmate.
In a Facebook Post, Sheriff Scott Parks said DeNovi found the inmate trying to hang himself.
DeNovi was able to get the towel free that the inmate was using to hang himself, allowing the inmate to start breathing again.
The inmate received medical attention immediately and was transported to the county’s mental health facility.
