Charlina M. Easley
Charlina M. Easley, 40, of Dresden, Tennessee, was found unresponsive in her cell at the Fulton County jail in Kentucky on July 12, 2024, and was pronounced dead at a local medical center. Kentucky State Police said she apparently died of a fentanyl overdose and are investigating how the drug reached the jail, while toxicology results were still pending at the time of reporting. Police suspect another person held at the jail supplied fentanyl to her and other people there, a claim that has not been confirmed. An autopsy was conducted, and the manner of death remains pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Kentucky State Police say she apparently died of a fentanyl overdose, with toxicology results pending and an investigation into how the drug reached the jail.
Reported by: Kentucky State Police (outside investigators).