A 50-year-old father of three who died while in custody at the Wyandotte County Detention Center in July was killed by “complications of mechanical asphyxia,” meaning an object or physical force stopped him from breathing, and his death has been ruled a homicide.
A Friday afternoon news release from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said the autopsy findings have been presented to the Wyandotte County District Attorney, and any further information will come from that office.
Charles Adair of Kansas City, Kansas, received medical care for a preexisting wound on his leg in the detention center’s infirmary on July 5. According to the initial release from KBI, Adair yelled, refused to listen to commands and physically resisted when detention center personnel tried to transfer him back to his cell. Multiple sheriff’s deputies responded, handcuffed him and transported him to his cell. The report said he continued to resist when they attempted to remove the handcuffs, but they “gained control,” removed the cuffs and left…