Inmate Death 10.31.22

On October 31, 2022, at approximately 0730 hours, an inmate was found by staff to be unresponsive in a housing unit of the Sedgwick County Detention Facility.  A medical code was called on the radio system, and medical staff responded to the scene.

The fire department and emergency medical services (E.M.S.) were dispatched to the scene. Shortly after their arrival, the inmate was declared 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.  The inmate’s immediate family members were notified. The inmate is Michael Patrick O’Neill (40) of Wichita.  He was booked in custody on August 23, 2022 for aggravated battery, aggravated burglary and theft.

 This is the fifth in-custody death in 2022.

 

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