Allen Ray Booher
Allen Ray Booher, 68, of Kokomo, died on October 3, 2025, after Howard County correctional officers took him from the Howard County Jail to Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo Hospital because he was reported to be unwell and having trouble breathing. The Howard County Sheriff's Office and Coroner's Office said he had a medical episode while waiting for care in the emergency department and was pronounced dead at 12:48 p.m. A preliminary autopsy cited complications of lung cancer and post-obstructive pneumonia, while the coroner said toxicology and lab results were still pending and the cause and manner of death remain under investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Howard County Coroner's Office's preliminary autopsy finding is complications of lung cancer and post-obstructive pneumonia, with toxicology and lab results still pending.
Reported by: Howard County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Howard County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him).