Dalton Gordon
Dalton Gordon, 28, died on August 20, 2025, while held at the Daviess County Detention Center in Kentucky. The Daviess County Detention Center release, citing autopsy and toxicology results, attributed his death to multi-drug intoxication. The jailer said he appeared to have died in his sleep before staff recognized a medical emergency, but an internal review found that staff did not document signs of life as required. The jailer said one employee was suspended and assigned additional training.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). The jailer says autopsy and toxicology attributed the death to multi-drug intoxication, and an internal review found that staff did not document signs of life as required.
Reported by: Daviess County Jailer Art Maglinger (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.