Died in jail or a lockup
Kendrick Owens
Kendrick Owens, a man from Marshall County, Kentucky, was held at the Marshall County Detention Center in August 2026. According to the Kentucky State Police, he became unresponsive there, and jail staff called for emergency medical help. He was taken to a local hospital and then transferred to a hospital in Louisville, where he died on August 15, 2026. Autopsy and toxicology results are pending, and the Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the death; sources differ on the exact date of the incident and on his age, and no cause has been given.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Kentucky State Police (outside investigators).
News reports (9)
- UPDATE: Man dies after becoming unresponsive at Marshall County jail
- KSP announces death of Marshall County Detention Center inmate
- Marshall County in-custody incident now death investigation
- Marshall County man dies following in-custody incident
- KSP investigates death of man found unresponsive in Marshall County Detention Center
- KSP investigating death of inmate from Western Kentucky detention center
- Kentucky State Police reports male found unresponsive at Marshall County Jail has died
- Marshall County jail inmate dies
- KSP CIRT Investigating In-Custody Death of Marshall County Man