PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WMDJ) — Prestonsburg Police say a Floyd County Detention Center inmate died Saturday after he was found unresponsive in his cell from an apparent suicide attempt.
Emergency crews were called to the jail around 1 p.m. on November 29 after staff discovered 39-year-old Jeffery Lumpkins, originally from Hazard, unresponsive. Officers and EMS arrived to find jail staff performing CPR. Lumpkins was taken to Highlands ARH, where he was later pronounced deceased.
According to police, investigators collected statements from jail employees and reviewed high-definition surveillance footage from the cell. The review indicated the incident was self-inflicted. A cellmate also told investigators that Lumpkins had recently expressed suicidal thoughts. Police say Lumpkins’ wife shared that they had been experiencing relationship issues and that he had made threats to harm himself in the days leading up to the incident.
Lumpkins’ body was taken to the Kentucky State Medical Examiner’s Office, where an autopsy found no signs of trauma other than injuries consistent with suicide by hanging. Toxicology results are pending. Police say there is no indication of foul play.
The Kentucky Department of Corrections has been notified and is conducting a separate, independent review. The investigation continues under Prestonsburg Police.






