Darrius Quarles
Darrius Quarles, 22, of Hopkinsville, died while held at the Daviess County Jail in Owensboro, Kentucky. According to a WFIE-TV report, he collapsed inside the jail on a Sunday morning. A Kentucky State Police trooper, Corey King, said video showed him collapsing on his own after an altercation earlier that day, and the jail said he passed out while officials were working to identify those involved in a fight. No cause of death has been reported, and the accounts of what happened before he collapsed are not settled.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Kentucky State Police Trooper Corey King said video shows him collapsing on his own after an earlier altercation, and the Daviess County Jail said he passed out while officials were identifying those involved in a fight; neither source gives a cause of death.
Reported by: Kentucky State Police Trooper Corey King (outside investigators); Daviess County Jail (the agency that held him).