A second inmate has died, in a four day period, at the Boyd County Detention Center.
Inmate Charles S. Finley, 36, of Ashland, was transported to a hospital early Sunday morning suffering from what the Boyd County Coroner says was a fentanyl overdose. Another inmate was transported along with Finley. That inmate was treated and released.
Finley’s death is the second in four days and third in six months at the troubled facility. On Thursday, inmate Michael L. Moore, 40, of Ashland, was found dead at the jail. An autopsy could not rule out that Moore died by criminal means, but investigators have said little about the exact circumstances of his death, according to media reports.
Finley had been in custody for several weeks.
In June, 44-year-old Laura Riley died at the jail due to acute methamphetamine intoxication. She had been in custody for two days.
The deaths are only the latest of alarming events at the jail in the past two years, as the facility has experienced a riot, mistaken releases, multiple escapes, and overdoses.
Jailer Joe Burchett’s term ends later this month. Kentucky State Police is investigating the deaths.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com or 270-259-6000
