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Kenneth E. Scott

63 years old · died February 6, 2025 · Clay County Detention Center, Clay County, Missouri

Kenneth E. Scott, 63, was held at the Clay County Detention Center in Missouri. The Clay County Sheriff's Office, through public relations manager Sarah Boyd, said his death appears to be from natural causes and remains under investigation. According to the sheriff's office, he was found during a cell check on the morning of February 6, 2025, and he was declared dead around 8 a.m.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Sarah Boyd, public relations manager for the Clay County Sheriff's Office, says the death appears to be from natural causes, and the matter remains under investigation.

Reported by: Clay County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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