Kevin Jermaine Wiley
Kevin Jermaine Wiley, of Pontiac, died on November 12, 2017, after he was found hanging from a sheet in his single cell at the Oakland County Jail. Deputies took him to McLaren Oakland Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The sheriff's office said he was not on suicide watch, that his cell had been checked 22 minutes before he was found, and that he showed no unusual behavior and left a note. The Oakland County Medical Examiner ruled the death a suicide by hanging. The sheriff's office said its Special Investigation Unit is investigating the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The Oakland County Medical Examiner ruled the death a suicide by hanging, and the sheriff's office said he was not on suicide watch and his cell was checked 22 minutes before deputies found him, which the accounts present as a gap in required checks.
Reported by: Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Oakland County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe (the agency that held him).