Lesley Starnes
Lesley Starnes, 36, was held at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections downtown jail in Louisville, Kentucky. Officers found him late on Saturday, February 5, 2022, and he was taken to University of Louisville Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 1 a.m. on February 6. Metro Corrections Assistant Director Steve Durham said the death was a suicide attempt, and the department asked the Louisville Metro Police Public Integrity Unit to investigate. Council members and advocates said his death was the sixth at the jail since Nov. 29 and pointed to failures in jail leadership and conditions.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). Metro Corrections Assistant Director Steve Durham said Starnes died of a suicide attempt, and council members and advocates say the sixth death at the jail since Nov. 29 points to failures in jail leadership and conditions.
Reported by: Metro Corrections Assistant Director Steve Durham (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.