Oct 31, 2022

Sheriff: 40-year-old inmate found dead in Kan. county jail cell

Posted Oct 31, 2022 11:00 PM
O’Neill was in custody for aggravated battery, aggravated burglary and theft-photo Sedgwick County
O’Neill was in custody for aggravated battery, aggravated burglary and theft-photo Sedgwick County

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of an inmate at the Sedgwick County Jail.

Just after 7:30a.m. Monday, jail staff found inmate who was unresponsive in a housing unit of the Sedgwick County Detention Facility, according to Sheriff's Lt. Benjamin Blick.

Medical staff responded to the scene. The fire department and emergency medical services (E.M.S.) were also dispatched to the scene. Shortly after their arrival, the inmate identified as 40-year-old Michael Patrick O'Neil was pronounced deceased.

The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office Investigation’s Unit and the Kansas Bureau of Investigations (K.B.I.) were notified of the in-custody death.

The Investigation’s Division and K.B.I. processed the scene. An autopsy is pending at the Forensic Science Center.  O’Neill  was booked in custody on August 23, 2022 for aggravated battery, aggravated burglary and theft, according to Blick. This is the fifth in-custody death in 2022.

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SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of a male inmate who was found unresponsive in his cell Monday morning, according to Sheriff's Lt. Benjamin Blick.

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