Brianna Hollon
Brianna Hollon, 21, died in August 2023 after she was injured while being transported from a hospital to the Franklin County Regional Jail in Frankfort, Kentucky. Police said she jumped from a moving transport vehicle during an attempted escape, and jail deputies located her before officers arrived; she was taken to a hospital and died two days later. The Fayette County Coroner's Office ruled the manner of death an accident, and Frankfort Police are conducting an independent investigation. Her mother, Krystal Harrod, has filed a lawsuit alleging that staff failed to restrain her properly and to prevent a foreseeable escape attempt, and that a transport officer had been fired and rehired shortly before her death. The jail had not immediately responded to a request for comment on the lawsuit.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident (disputed; neglect alleged). The Fayette County Coroner's Office ruled the death an accident from injuries after she jumped from a moving transport van, but her family's lawsuit says staff failed to restrain her properly and prevent a predictable escape attempt, and that a transport officer had been fired and rehired shortly before her death.
Reported by: Fayette County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); her family's lawsuit (mother Krystal Harrod) (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her mother, Krystal Harrod, filed a lawsuit alleging that jail staff failed to restrain Brianna Hollon properly and prevent a predictable escape attempt, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.
News reports (4)
- Coroner: Kentucky inmate dies from injuries after jumping out of transport vehicle
- Ky. inmate dies after jumping out of a moving vehicle during jail transport
- Inmate dies after jumping out of moving vehicle during transport to jail
- Ky. jail accused of negligence after inmate died jumping from transport van in 2023