Inmate’s death at Wyandotte County jail under investigation: KBI

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating after an inmate died while in custody at the Wyandotte County Detention Center late Saturday night.

According to the KBI, just after 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 50-year-old Charles L. Adair was found unresponsive in his cell by medical staff. After attempting to perform life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead by emergency responders just before 9:20 p.m.

Initial investigations indicate that just before Adair was found, he had received medical care for a pre-existing wound on his leg, the KBI reported. When he was done being treated, however, he reportedly resisted being taken back to his cell…

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