EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Benjamin Chase, 21, Excelsior Springs, died while in custody in the city jail. Excelsior Springs Police Chief Gregory Dull said he asked the Clay County Investigative Squad to investigate “for transparency and accountability” to the public. Many departments ask for outside reviews of unusual circumstances for the same reasons, he said. “They’ll determine exactly what happened,” Dull said. Neither foul play nor suicide are suspected, based on how Chase appeared when discovered in the jail cell, Dull said. A regular cell check resulted in Chase being discovered in an unresponsive state at 4:13 p.m. Sunday. At 4:19 p.m., an emergency medical service provider pronounced him dead. “There were no obvious signs of foul play,” Dull stated. The police arrested Chase one day before his death on an Excelsior Springs warrant for failure to appear, with a bond of $1,500, and on a Clay County warrant for unlawful use ...