Print Email By The Associated Press Follow on Twitter on November 25, 2015 at 7:42 AM, updated November 25, 2015 at 7:43 AM 15 shares SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Salem man has died in a Philippines jail after being arrested while on vacation. The Statesman Journal reports that 51-year-old Mark Pikl was on vacation in Cebu City, Philippines, when he was arrested and later died. Cebu City police say there was no foul play in Pikl's death. An autopsy has not yet been conducted. Cebu City media outlets have reported that Pikl was arrested Wednesday after "getting wild" near a hotel. After his arrest, he complained to police officers that he could not breathe. He died Thursday. Brian Pikl said Monday the family is working with the State Department and the American Consular Agency to conduct an autopsy and return Pikl's body to Oregon.
Its old news now but another report says: The American was detained on charges of unjust vexation and malicious mischief after the hotel where he checked in upon arrival on Nov. 17 complained of his unruly conduct. And also that he: died after he complained of difficulty in breathing. Mark Gerard Pikl, 51, was brought to the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) where he was declared dead - See more at: Detained American dies in police cell | Cebu Daily News
