Jonathan Mansfield
Jonathan Mansfield was held at the Madison County jail in Kentucky and died at UK Hospital on October 10, 2025. His family's wrongful death lawsuit says jail staff Tased him about 40 times and placed him in a spit mask and a restraint device before he went into cardiac arrest. An internal jail investigation reportedly found that hospital doctors believed the cardiac arrest followed the repeated Tasing. The lawsuit names former jail captain James Hollins and deputy Mikeal Burns; the jail fired Hollins and suspended Burns.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. Jonathan Mansfield's family's wrongful death lawsuit says jail staff tased him about 40 times and put him in a spit mask and restraint device before he went into cardiac arrest, and a jail internal investigation says UK Hospital doctors believed the repeated tasings caused the cardiac arrest.
Reported by: Madison County jail internal investigation (the agency that held him); Mansfield family's wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit over his death, and no settlement or award amount is reported in the sources.