Somerset man dies in custody after ingesting ‘substantial’ amount of meth

Kentucky State Police announced that on Friday, July 18, the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshal’s Service were serving an arrest warrant on Brian Turner, 47, at a home on KY Highway 1676.

Before being arrested, authorities told KSP that Turner ingested a “substantial amount” of possible methamphetamine. He was taken to Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by the Pulaski County Coroner’s Office.

On Monday, July 21, KSP confirmed Turner was taken to the medical examiner’s office in Frankfort for an autopsy. Toxicology results are still pending, but the reported drug use is believed to be a contributing factor in his death.