An inmate has been charged in connection with the recent beating death of a cellmate at the Kenton County Detention Center.
Kenton County Police say that around 3 p.m. on May 14, officers were called to the jail, where they found John Daulton, 61, of Covington, not breathing following an assault from a fellow inmate.
That inmate, 32-year-old Johnathan Maskiell of Vanceburg, was sharing a cell with Daulton at the time and has been charged with assault in the first degree.
Officers say Daulton was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center May 21 for treatment, but he died from his injuries.
Maskiell is being held at the jail on a $100,000 cash bond and police say they are working to upgrade his charges.