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Kevin A. Hall

died June 2022 · Montgomery County Regional Jail, Montgomery County, Kentucky

Kevin Hall died in June 2022 while held at the Montgomery County Regional Jail in Kentucky. His mother, Bonnie Dehart, says in a lawsuit that he called his wife and his mother asking for help, and told his wife he loved her. The suit says staff kept him in a full-body WRAP restraint for much of his last day while he told them he believed he was having a heart attack, and that he was not medically evaluated. It also alleges that required medical checks were not done and that he was found unconscious about an hour after staff last checked on him, and it names the jailer and 11 employees.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed; neglect alleged). Kevin's mother, Bonnie Dehart, says in a lawsuit that staff kept him in a WRAP restraint for about fifteen hours while he said he thought he was having a heart attack, did no required medical checks, and found him unconscious about an hour after the last check.

Reported by: Bonnie Dehart, his mother, through a lawsuit in Montgomery County Circuit Court (family or their lawyers).

Lawsuit: His mother, Bonnie Dehart, sued Montgomery County jail employees in Montgomery County Circuit Court over his death, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.

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