Kyle A. Flyte
Kyle A. Flyte, 21, was the father of two sons, Brayden and Carson, and had graduated from Bangor Area High School in 2013, according to his obituary. In March 2017 he hanged himself in his cell at Northampton County Prison, a day after he had been taken off suicide watch, and he died at St. Luke's Hospital several days later, according to his family's federal lawsuit. The lawsuit said prison officials and a Primecare psychiatrist failed to assess his suicide risk, and that a blanket hid him from a security camera. The county, Primecare and the psychiatrist denied wrongdoing, and the case settled in federal court for $252,000 without an admission of liability.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). Kyle Flyte's family's federal lawsuit says prison officials and a Primecare psychiatrist failed to assess his suicide risk and that a blanket hid him from a security camera, and the case settled for $252,000 with the defendants not admitting liability, while the county, Primecare and the psychiatrist denied wrongdoing.
Reported by: Northampton County Director of Corrections Daniel Keen (the agency that held him); Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim (medical examiner or coroner); his family's federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers); lehighvalleylive.
Lawsuit: His family sued in federal court over his death at Northampton County Prison, and the county and its prison healthcare provider agreed to a $252,000 settlement without admitting liability.