Clarence Wilkerson
Clarence Wilkerson, 34, died in March 2023 after Ashland police placed him in a patrol car, where bystander video showed him suffering health problems. He was taken to King's Daughters Medical Center, where he died. The Kentucky State Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death accidental and listed acute methamphetamine intoxication as the cause. A bystander said he was not intoxicated when he left her home, and his family retained attorney Ben Crump. A Boyd County grand jury declined to file criminal charges.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed). The Kentucky State Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death accidental from acute methamphetamine intoxication, while the family, through attorney Ben Crump, contests the official account and a bystander says he was not intoxicated when he left her home.
Reported by: Kentucky State Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); his family, through attorney Ben Crump (family or their lawyers).