Inmate at a Central Kentucky jail found unresponsive later dies, state police say
An inmate at the Madison County Detention Center died Sunday, according to Kentucky State Police.
The man was found unresponsive in his cell by another inmate sometime before 5 a.m., according to KSP. He was taken to Baptist Health of Richmond, where he later died.
The inmate was identified as 37-year-old Davell Chambers of Michigan, KSP said. Foul play was not suspected in Chambers’ death.
His body will be sent to the state Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort for an autopsy and toxicology test, KSP said. State police are handling the investigation. KSP didn’t initially say how long Chambers had been unresponsive before he was found.
Madison County Jailer Steve Tussey said he was unsure how long the inmate was unresponsive before the other inmate notified jail officials. Tussey told the Herald-Leader cellmates often report incidents with others to jail staff and called it “routine.”
“We make rounds to make contact with every inmate every hour but an inmate can notify out staff if another cellmate is sick or something isn’t right,” Tussey said.
Tussey said the company receives guidance through medical supervisors through several protocols in emergency situations. Tussey prepared an investigation package for KSP, and said he could not provide additional comment because of the ongoing investigation.
Court documents indicate Chambers had been convicted in multiple drug cases and was serving time in jail for one of those offenses.
This story was originally published October 10, 2023 at 7:08 AM.
