Corey D. McQueary
Corey D. McQueary, 33, died at the Jessamine County Detention Center in Kentucky. Sources give the date as August 21, 2014, though one report dates the death to 2013. Corey was found unresponsive at the facility and taken to a local hospital, where they were pronounced dead. An autopsy report listed acute methadone toxicity as the cause of death, and police said they suspected an overdose while autopsy results were still pending. Corey's estate's lawsuit says Fiscal Court, the jailer and a deputy did not provide appropriate supervision or a safe environment, and county officials said they had not yet been served with it. A report also says another person held at the facility has been accused of bringing in the methadone and giving it to Corey.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The autopsy report lists acute methadone toxicity, and police suspected a methadone overdose, but McQueary's estate's lawsuit says Fiscal Court, the jailer and a deputy failed to provide appropriate supervision or a safe environment, and that another detainee allegedly brought in methadone and gave it to him.
Reported by: autopsy report; Jessamine County coroner (medical examiner or coroner); police; McQueary's estate's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His estate sued the Jessamine County Fiscal Court, its jailer and a deputy, alleging they failed to provide appropriate supervision or a safe environment, and county officials said they had not yet been served; no settlement or award amount was reported.