Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Kevin Bledsoe

23 years old · died March 24, 2001 · Jefferson County Jail, Jefferson County, Washington

Kevin Bledsoe, 23, died on March 24, 2001, while held at the Jefferson County Jail in Jefferson County, Washington. A news report attributed his death to restraint. He was in custody at the time, and the claim that restraint caused his death comes from that news report.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A news report lists the cause as restraint, with no further account of how staff restrained him.

Reported by: news report.

News report