KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Wyandotte County deputy who was working as a detention officer is back on the payroll after being cleared of a murder charge in connection with the death of Charles Adair – who died in the county jail last summer after the deputy knelt on his back for one minute and 26 seconds.
Richard Fatherley was initially charged with second-degree murder and an alternative count of involuntary manslaughter in September 2025.
However, a Wyandotte County judge dropped all charges against the deputy in August…