MINDEN, Nev. (AP) — An accused pedophile on trial for the kidnap, rape and killing of a 9-year-old Lake Tahoe girl was found dead in his Douglas County jail cell early Sunday.

Thomas Soria Sr., 40, was found early Sunday not breathing by sheriff's deputies during a routine check, District Attorney Scott Doyle said. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.

Doyle said a cause of death was not immediately determined and there were no visible signs of trauma. An autopsy was pending.

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Soria was being held in a medical isolation unit because of the charges pending against him, Doyle said. He added Soria was on medication but he did not have details on the type of drugs he was taking.

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