WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — An inmate at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex has been indicted for murder in connection with the death of another inmate that occurred in September 2025.
On Nov. 20, 2025, a Morgan County Grand Jury returned an indictment against 45-year-old Jeremy Brooks, charging him with murder and second-degree persistent felony offender. Brooks is an inmate at the correctional facility in West Liberty, KSP reported.
The charges stem from the death of 27-year-old Ryan Rayburn, who was found unresponsive in his cell on Sept. 30, 2025.
Kentucky State Police Post 8 in Morehead was contacted by Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex at 2:30 p.m. that day to conduct a death investigation. KSP troopers and detectives responded after correctional officers discovered Rayburn in his cell.
Lifesaving measures were provided to Rayburn but were unsuccessful. He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Morgan County ARH Hospital.
The preliminary investigation revealed that foul play was suspected and at the time, KSP reported that a person of interest was being investigated.
