Kiara Lapearl Reid
Kiara Lapearl Reid, 32, died in February 2024 at a hospital after corrections officers found her in medical distress early on a Sunday morning at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility of the Duval County Jail in Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Jacksonville Fire and Rescue took her to the hospital. The Medical Examiner's Office has not yet determined the cause of death, which the sheriff's office said it would leave to that office. Her family is suing the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, and their attorney, Belkis Plata, says she died of a fentanyl overdose; the sheriff's office and city declined to comment on the lawsuit because it is pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Her family's attorney says she died of a fentanyl overdose in a lawsuit against the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, which has declined to comment and has not given a cause.
Reported by: Belkis Plata, the family's attorney (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her family sued the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office over her death in the Duval County Jail in February 2024, and the sheriff's office and city declined to comment because of pending litigation.