Deaths in Custody
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Mark Anthony Connolly III

28 years old · died March 31, 2022 · Franklin County Regional Jail, Franklin County, Kentucky

Mark Connolly III, 28, of Frankfort, died at the Franklin County Regional Jail on March 31, 2022, where he was being held. He was found unresponsive that morning and was pronounced dead at the jail. Jailer Jake Banta said he suspected illegal drugs, which he said are usually fentanyl, but that he was waiting for the autopsy report. Frankfort Police and the Franklin County Coroner's Office are investigating, and no cause or manner of death has been determined.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Jailer Jake Banta (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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