KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - On Tuesday, the Wyandotte County detention officer accused of killing Charles Adair made his first court appearance via Zoom.

July 2025

On July 5, 2025, 50-year-old Charles Adair passed away while in custody at the Wyandotte County Jail.

Court records show that 32-year-old Richard Fatherley, a detention officer at the jail, allegedly kneeled on Adair’s back for more than a minute.

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Adair died from his injuries. It wasn’t until September that Fatherley was charged with unintentional, but reckless, second-degree murder.

His first court appearance was set for November 18.

There was a summons issued for him to appear in court. There was no warrant, meaning ther

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