Kelvin Hollimon
Kelvin Hollimon, 24, was held at the Holmes County jail in Lexington, Mississippi. Sheriff March said another person held at the jail struck him in the head on December 29, 2010, possibly with a padlock, and that he then fell and hit his head on the concrete floor. The sheriff's office said a nurse examined him, he was taken by ambulance to a hospital, and then airlifted to UMC in Jackson, where he died the next day. The sheriff said the other person has been placed in solitary confinement and that autopsy results are pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Sheriff March said another detainee struck Hollimon in the head with what officials believe was a padlock, and he later fell and struck his head on the concrete floor.
Reported by: Sheriff March, Holmes County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.