Kristopher Whitehurst
Kristopher Whitehurst was 49 and from Montgomery. He was taken into custody at the Muscle Shoals jail on July 1, 2026, and the next day, during a routine check, officers found him in what appeared to be a medical emergency. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead on July 2, 2026, according to Muscle Shoals police. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency was to investigate, and no cause of death was reported.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Muscle Shoals police say he appeared to have a medical emergency during a routine check, and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating the cause of death.
Reported by: Muscle Shoals police (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.