Died in jail or a lockup
Kaseem Pankey
Kaseem Pankey, 24, of Poughkeepsie, died on November 26, 2014, at the Dutchess County Jail, where he was held before trial. Dutchess County Medical Examiner Dr. Dennis Chute gave the cause of death as asphyxia due to hanging and ruled it a suicide. The jail said he was found hanging in his cell with a bedsheet tied to a ventilation grate, and he was taken to MidHudson Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The jail said internal and sheriff's office reviews were still underway at the time of reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The medical examiner, Dr. Dennis Chute, ruled the death a suicide by asphyxia due to hanging.
Reported by: Dutchess County Medical Examiner Dr. Dennis Chute (medical examiner or coroner).