Paul Baughman
Paul Baughman, 69, died in August 2021 at the Franklin County Regional Jail, where he had been held since June. His obituary said he was remembered at a private ceremony at East Frankfort Baptist Church, and his aunt in Midway was listed as his next of kin. He was last seen alive by a nurse on the evening of August 24 and was found unresponsive in his cell in the early hours of August 25. The medical examiner's autopsy said the death was consistent with choking on a food bolus and noted a neurocognitive disorder as a possible contributing condition.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. The medical examiner said the death was consistent with choking on a food bolus, with a neurocognitive disorder noted as a possible contributing condition.
Reported by: medical examiner or coroner.