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died December 8, 2025 · Pulaski County Jail, Pulaski County, Kentucky

A person held at the Pulaski County Detention Center in Pulaski County, Kentucky, died in December 2025. Jailer Anthony McCollum said the death followed a medical emergency inside the jail. The person was taken by ambulance to Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital for emergency treatment.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Jailer Anthony McCollum said the person died after a medical emergency and that staff responded immediately.

Reported by: Jailer Anthony McCollum, Pulaski County Detention Center (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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