Courtenay Doyle
Courtenay Doyle, 37, was held at the Oklahoma County Detention Center in Oklahoma City. According to the jail, a detention officer found her unresponsive in her cell during sight checks early on Friday, April 21, 2023, and she was pronounced dead at a hospital that morning. A relative said a woman in a nearby cell told her Doyle had been dead for hours before staff responded, a claim the jail's account disputes. The State Medical Examiner's Office is working to determine the cause of death, and the case is under investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). The jail said staff found her unresponsive and began lifesaving measures, but her relative says a woman in a nearby cell told her Doyle had been dead for hours before staff responded, disputing the jail's account; the State Medical Examiner has not yet determined the cause.
Reported by: Oklahoma County Detention Center (the agency that held her); Oklahoma County Detention Center director of communications (the agency that held her); Oklahoma County jail trust chief (the agency that held her); Courtenay Doyle's relative (family or their lawyers); woman in a nearby cell, as relayed by Doyle's relative (witnesses).
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