Wyandotte County jail inmate's cause of death ruled a homicide

Coroner rules death of Kansas City inmate a homicide due to suffocation

A coroner has ruled the death of a Kansas City inmate to be a homicide.

Autopsy rules Wyandotte County jail death a homicide; KBI turns case over to prosecutor

The death of a 50-year-old man in custody at the Wyandotte County Detention Center has been ruled a homicide.

Wyandotte County jail inmate's cause of death ruled a homicide

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. Stab…

Wyandotte County inmate’s July 5 death ruled homicide

The July 5 death of a Wyandotte County Detention Center inmate has been ruled a homicide, authorities announced Friday.