Wyandotte County Jail inmate died after jail officer kneeled on inmate’s back

Charles Adair, a 50-year-old Wyandotte County Jail inmate, died July 5 during a struggle with jail employees that included one jail officer kneeling on Adair’s back.

The autopsy report states Adair “went unresponsive” during the struggle, and an EMS crew ordered to the scene pronounced him dead.

Information from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation stated Adair received medical care at about 8:30 p.m. for a preexisting leg wound…

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