Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
An unnamed person died of an overdose in October 2021 while held at the Pike County Detention Center in Kentucky. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky said the death involved fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl that were allegedly brought into the jail and distributed inside it.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The U.S. Attorney's Office says the inmate died of an overdose from fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl that was allegedly brought into the Pike County Detention Center.
Reported by: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky (outside investigators).