Died in jail or a lockup
Bridgette Mae Hall
Bridgette Mae Hall, 22, was held at the Fayette County Detention Center in Lexington, Kentucky, before she died on August 16, 2018. Jail staff found her unresponsive in her bed that afternoon, and she was taken to a nearby hospital, where she died less than an hour later. Lexington police and the Fayette County Coroner's Office are investigating the cause and manner of her death, which is listed as undetermined, and the jail has opened its own internal investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Lexington police and Fayette County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Fayette County Detention Center (the agency that held her).