Inmate at Cleveland County jail dies following medical incident

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CLEVELAND COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) — An inmate at the Cleveland County Detention Center (CCDC) has died on Friday after suffering a medical incident.

According to the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, William Kenneth Moore, 36, was being active and interacting before laying down in his bunk around 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. with no issues detected during in-person site checks.

At approximately 10:55 p.m., five minutes after in-person site checks were logged, a medical alert was issued for Moore, who was found unresponsive at his bunk.

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At 10:57 p.m. medical and detention staff were in his cell and quickly administered CPR while EMS services were dispatched. Moore was then transported to Norman Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead, just before midnight.

There were no signs of physical trauma to Moore’s body according to the medical staff and his cause of death will be determined by the Medical Examiner’s office.

Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and will work together during the investigation process.

Moore’s next of kin was notified of his passing prior to the news release from the sheriff’s office.

Moore was booked at the CCDC on December 13, 2022 after being arrested for aggravated trafficking of illegal substances and firearms violations. He was convicted and sentenced to some of the charges and has been waiting for a transfer to the Department of Corrections.

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