Timothy Plank
Timothy Plank, 53, died on February 3, 2023, while held at the Benton County Detention Center in Arkansas. The Benton County Sheriff's Office said jail staff found him unresponsive in his cell that afternoon, and that medical aid was given before he was pronounced dead at NW Medical Center. The sheriff's office said his body would be autopsied at the Arkansas State Crime Lab to determine the circumstances of his death. An internal affairs investigation was opened, and the cause and manner of death had not been determined in the reports reviewed.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Benton County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
News reports (5)
- Benton Co. inmate dead in custody—days after arrest on robbery, assault charges
- Benton County inmate found unresponsive
- Benton County Jail inmate found unresponsive, pronounced dead at hospital Friday - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Benton County Sheriff's Office investigating death of inmate on Friday
- Kansas man sentenced to six years in prison in death of inmate at Benton County Jail - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette