Police investigate inmate death at Kenton County Detention Center

COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) - A Northern Kentucky inmate is accused of killing his cellmate at Kenton County Detention Center, according to Kenton County...

May 22, 2023
11:48 PM

COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) - A Northern Kentucky inmate is accused of killing his cellmate at Kenton County Detention Center, according to Kenton County Police Lt. Col. Chris Haddle. Officers were dispatched to the Kenton County Detention Center at approximately 3 p.m. on May 14 for a subject not breathing after an assault, Lt. Col. Haddle said. Investigators determined that 32-year-old Johnathan Maskiell, of Vanceburg, Kentucky, allegedly assaulted 61-year-old John Daulton, of Covington, Kentucky, while they were housed together in a cell, Haddle said.

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