Oct 02, 2022

Sheriff: Kansas felon dies in custody at county jail

Posted Oct 02, 2022 9:00 AM
Skeen had previous convictions for theft and drugs, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections
Skeen had previous convictions for theft and drugs, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Reno County Correctional Facility inmate died Saturday.

Late Friday after, deputies booked 36-year-old Kyle Allen Skeen into the Reno County Correctional Facility on charges stemming from a local warrant, according to a release from the Reno County Sheriff's Office.

When jail staff came around to serve breakfast Saturday morning, they found Skeen unresponsive. Deputies then entered the cell and began lifesaving measures, including CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator. Hutchinson Fire also responded, and Skeen was unable to be resuscitated.

As is agency protocol, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation was called in, along with the Reno County Coroner's Office.