Two Georgia jail guards were placed on paid leave for “inappropriate actions” in the death of a pretrial detainee at the Chatham County Detention Center.

Just hours after his New Year’s Day arrest, Matthew Ojibade was found unresponsive in an isolation cell. His arrest came after his girlfriend called police to intervene to take Ojibade, 22, to a hospital for treatment of a manic episode.

According to a police report, police witnessed Ojibade under a blanket holding a woman, whose face was bruised and her nose was bleeding.” The report says Ojibade failed to comply with orders to release the woman and proceeded to “resist apprehension in a violent manner.”

He was charged with domestic violence, battery, and obstruction of an officer. The girlfriend informed police that Ojibade had mental issues and she gave them a bottle of his medication.

At the jail, Ojibade “fought with deputies…and had to be restrained,” says a police statement.  The restraint was placement in a restrainment chair. Officials say a struggle caused injuries to three guards, including a female sergeant who suffered a concussion and broken nose. His “dangerous behavior” resulted in placement in an isolation cell.

On the second welfare check, Ojibade was found nonresponsive. Resuscitation efforts, including CPR and a defibrillator to restart his heart, failed.

Guards Cpl. Maxine Evans and Cpl. Jason Kenny were placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into Ojibade’s death. They were not amongst the three injured guards. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation conducted an independent investigation and a criminal investigation into Ojibade’s death is pending.

Sources: CNN, dailykos.com