Kaiytlian Barnes
Kaiytlian Barnes, 19, died on September 13, 2022, while held at the Okeechobee County jail, where she had been since May 18. The sheriff's office said she was found not breathing in her bunk during a roll call check. The county Medical Examiner's Office determined she died of natural causes from pregnancy complications, and the sheriff's office said her unborn child also died. Her family and the wider public have been left with questions about how her pregnancy was monitored while she was in custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office and the county Medical Examiner's Office attributed her death to natural causes from pregnancy complications.
Reported by: Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); Okeechobee County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).