Inmate dies at Hutchison Kansas Correctional Facility
HUTCHINSON, KAN. – Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF) resident Chancellor Copenhaver, 33, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Copenhaver was found unresponsive in his cell Wednesday morning. Staff began life-saving measures immediately and continued after emergency medical services arrived but were unsuccessful. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy. Per protocol, when a …
HUTCHINSON, KAN. – Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF) resident Chancellor Copenhaver, 33, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Copenhaver was found unresponsive in his cell Wednesday morning.
Staff began life-saving measures immediately and continued after emergency medical services arrived but were unsuccessful. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy.
Per protocol, when a resident dies in the custody of the KDOC, the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The investigation is ongoing.
Copenhaver was serving a 121-month sentence for convictions of attempted second-degree murder, attempted kidnapping, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery, aggravated burglary, and stalking in Riley County, Kansas.
The Hutchinson Correctional Facility is the state’s third-largest facility. It serves only adult males and has a capacity of 1,788 residents.
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