Jessep S. Carter
Jessep S. Carter, 32, died in September 2018 at the Jackson County Detention Center in Kansas City, Missouri, where he was held before trial. Jail officials said he was found unresponsive in his cell before dawn on September 19 and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. County officials said the death appeared to be a suicide, and the sheriff's office and the county corrections department opened investigations. His attorney said he had been seeking a bond reduction and had not been told details of how he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). Jackson County officials said the death appeared to be a suicide, and a Kansas City attorney called for an FBI investigation and said the jail must be held accountable for keeping people safe.
Reported by: Jackson County officials, including the Jackson County Detention Center and Department of Corrections Director Diana Turner (the agency that held him); Kansas City attorney (family or their lawyers).
News reports (7)
- Jessep Carter, half-brother of Kylr Yust, found dead in Jackson County jail
- Jackson County jail inmate dies in apparent suicide Wednesday, officials say
- Brother of murder suspect Kylr Yust found dead in Jackson County Detention Center
- Half-brother of Kylr Yust found dead of apparent suicide in the Jackson County jail
- Attorney calls for FBI probe into Carter's death
- Lawyer confirms: Half brother of murder suspect Kylr Yust dies in Jackson County jail
- Jeffrey Epstein’s death cheated victims — and so did this suicide in Jackson County jail