Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Carl Douglas Kachel

53 years old · died May 2025 · Cleveland County Detention Center, Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Carl Douglas Kachel, 53, died in May 2025 while held at the Cleveland County Detention Center in Oklahoma. According to OU Daily, he went into medical distress at the jail. The outlet reports his death as the tenth in-custody death at the facility in three years.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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