PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Incident Type: Death of Incarcerated Individual Incident
Date: May 14, 2024
Location: Wyoming County Jail Deputy:
Person[s] Involved: 19 year old incarcerated individual
Details: At approximately 6:00pm on May 14, 2024, a Correction Officer in the Wyoming County Jail was conducting rounds when a 19 year old incarcerated individual was located unresponsive lying on his bunk in his cell. Jail personnel immediately began conducting lifesaving measures, and emergency medical services were called. Following extensive efforts, lifesaving measures were unsuccessful and the incarcerated individual was pronounced deceased at the Wyoming County Jail by a Wyoming County Coroner. As is the case with all in-custody deaths, the case was referred to the Office of the New York State Attorney General and the New York State Commission of Correction for external review. This is an ongoing investigation, and no further details will be released at this time. The incarcerated individual’s name will be not be released until all family notifications have been completed.