The day before his death , he toured the Belmont County Jail with the County Commissioners .
The impetus for the center followed the untimely death of Judge Edmund A. Sargus on March 4 , 1967 , only four weeks after he became a judge .
The day before Edmund A. Sargus ' death , Edmund A. Sargus toured the Belmont County Jail with the County Commissioners .
The impetus for the center followed the untimely death of Judge Edmund A. Sargus on March 4 , 1967 , only four weeks after he became a judge .