KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An inmate found dead at the Wyandotte County jail back in July has been ruled a homicide.
According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, just after 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 5, 50-year-old Charles L. Adair was found unresponsive in his cell at the Wyandotte County Detention Center by medical staff. After attempting to perform life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead by emergency responders just before 9:20 p.m.
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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.
The KBI said Adair began yelling, refusing to listen to commands and physically resisting sheriff’s deputies. This resulted in him being handcuffed and returned to his cell, where he was placed on the bottom bunk…