Inmate dies after wheelchair fall at S. Ind. jail

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say an inmate diagnosed with major depression and schizophrenia died after falling from his wheelchair and hitting his head on the floor at a southern Indiana jail.

Sixty-six-year-old Preston Shaw was being held on a sexual battery charge at the Clark County Jail in Jeffersonville when he fell Friday, then died the following day. Sheriff's Maj. Chuck Adams says Shaw had been returned to the jail Oct. 30 after undergoing treatment and evaluation at Evansville State Hospital.

Defense attorney Jeff Stonebraker says Shaw's death appeared accidental.

Shaw was a nursing home resident when he was charged with abusing a female patient who was unable to speak or move.