Matthew Scott McCarthy
Matthew Scott McCarthy, 39, died at Stormont-Vail Medical Center in Topeka on December 17, 2024, after he was found in medical distress in his housing module at the Shawnee County jail, where he was being held. The Shawnee County Department of Corrections said he died of an apparent suicide attempt, and the death is under investigation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and a county administrative review. A Kansas Reflector report lists his death among several in the jail that month and describes it as a suicide after an attempt. Nothing in the sources says whether checks on him were carried out as required before he was found.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Shawnee County Department of Corrections says the death was an apparent suicide attempt, and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating.
Reported by: Shawnee County Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Kansas Reflector (reporters).