Kernet Holloway
Kernet Holloway, a 33-year-old woman from Hampton, Virginia, was held at the Amherst County Jail while awaiting trial, more than 200 miles from home. Her father, Kermit Brice, said the family has been left searching for answers and feels it could not protect her. She died of an overdose on February 3, 2023, and the Roanoke medical examiner's office ruled the manner accidental, citing acute fentanyl toxicity. The article says it is unclear how she was exposed to fentanyl in custody, and her family and attorney say they were not told she had been moved. A separate account says a woman held in the same jail distributed drugs to others there, including the fatal dose.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The medical examiner ruled the overdose accidental, while Nicely's attorney says a fellow detainee distributed the fatal fentanyl dose.
Reported by: medical examiner's office in Roanoke (medical examiner or coroner); Nicely's attorney (family or their lawyers).