The family of a man who died while in custody at the Wyandotte County Jail in July filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Sheriff Daniel Soptic and five unnamed deputies allegedly involved in the man’s death.
Charles Adair, 50, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Wyandotte County Jail on July 5 after an altercation with several deputies, during which a deputy knelt on his back for over a minute.
The deputy used a “prone restraint” method as Adair repeatedly yelled for help…