Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Robert Tackett

50 years old · died February 19, 2016 · Rockcastle County Detention Center, Rockcastle County, Kentucky

Robert Tackett, 50, died on February 19, 2016, while held at the Rockcastle County Jail in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. A news report claimed that his death was a suicide. His death occurred in the custody of the jail, and the news report is the source for the suicide claim.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: news report.

News report