Home > Post > Post 11 > Post 11 News Release > 2007 News Releases > News Release

News Release

For Other Kentucky Government Sites Visit:

Death Investigation in Clay County

Date of News Release: 01/05/2007

(LONDON, KY) - On Thursday, January 4, 2007, at 11:08 PM the Kentucky State Police received a report that a Clay County Jail inmate that had died at the Manchester Memorial Hospital. Upon arrival KSP Detective Mike Bowling determined that the inmate, Dennis W. Jones, 54, of Jeff, KY, collapsed at the jail at approximately 9:40 PM and was transported to the hospital for treatment. Clay County Coroner Jim Trosper pronounced Jones dead, at the hospital, at 10:43 PM. Detective Bowling is continuing the investigation, but no foul play is suspected. An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the exact cause of death.