Kyle Johnson
Kyle M. Johnson, 25, died on April 24, 2016, in his cell at the Erie County Prison, where he was held. Warden Kevin Sutter said Johnson died by asphyxiation, using a torn strip of heavy material as a ligature that he anchored to a robe, and that he sat where the camera could not see him. The Erie County administration and the district attorney's office said they found no policy violations, criminal conduct, or gross negligence by staff. The source of the ligature was not determined, and a local TV station reported the death as an apparent suicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Warden Kevin Sutter and the Erie County administration attribute the death to asphyxiation by suicide, and the district attorney's office found no policy violations or gross negligence by staff.
Reported by: Erie County Prison Warden Kevin Sutter (the agency that held him); Erie County administration (the agency that held him); Erie County District Attorney's Office (outside investigators); WICU-TV (reporters).