A Chesterfield man died in county jail Sunday morning, less than nine hours after being taken into custody and charged with simple assault against a family member.

Jonathan Curtiss Couch, 45, from the 9000 block on Raven Wing Drive, was pronounced dead at 11:44 a.m., according to the Chesterfield Sheriff’s Office.

Couch was taken to jail at around 3 a.m. on Sunday and found unresponsive on his bunk eight hours later during a routine wellness check.

MPs and medical staff responded immediately and began emergency medical procedures on the couch, including using a defibrillator. The Chesterfield Fire and EMS staff reacted shortly thereafter, but were unable to revive him.

Couch’s body was taken to the doctor’s office to determine the cause of his death.

According to the Sheriff’s Office protocol, Chesterfield Police are conducting an investigation.

The police are looking for a woman who has kidnapped a baby

A kidnapped 4 month old boy was brought back to his mother last week, but Chesterfield police are still searching for the woman who allegedly took him to New York City without permission.

On March 28, police received a report that 53-year-old Danielle R. Hicklin had taken child Marcello A. Husband out of the state a few days earlier and had not returned.

Hicklin, from the 2800 block on Camberwell Road in Chesterfield, is known to the child’s mother and regularly babysits him.

Detectives received an arrest warrant for Hicklin for kidnapping after learning that she refused to bring Marcello back to Virginia.

Hicklin left the kid in Richmond with a third party last Friday. He was healthy and unharmed and was quickly reunited with his mother. Hicklin remained at large on Monday afternoon at the time the observer went to press.

The police are still searching for Hicklin’s whereabouts and are asking anyone with information to contact the Chesterfield County Police Department at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 748-0660 or through the P3 app.

Man hospitalized for gunshot wound

Chesterfield police are looking for a suspect in a shooting that took place on Sunday afternoon on the 6300 block of Pewter Avenue.

Police responded to a report from a shot subject at around 4:21 pm. Once on site, officers found an adult male victim suffering from a gunshot wound.

The unidentified victim was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Chesterfield County Police Department at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660 or through the P3 app.