Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Alicia Meredith Marie Ropp
Gender : Female
Age : 27
Race : White
Date : 03/01/2025
Location : Fayette County Detention Center
City : Lexington
County : Fayette
State : Kentucky
Agency : Fayette County Detention Center
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Found dead in jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 1, 2025, at approximately 8:16 a.m., corrections staff at the Fayette County Detention Center in Lexington, Kentucky, discovered 27-year-old Alicia Meredith Marie Ropp unresponsive in a cell. Immediate attempts to revive her were made by YesCare medical staff, and the Lexington Fire Department; however, these efforts were unsuccessful, and Ropp was pronounced dead at the jail by the Fayette County Coroner at 10:00 a.m. Ropp had been incarcerated since February 25, 2025, on charges including probation violation, leaving the scene of an accident, no insurance, and failure to register a motor vehicle. The Lexington Police Department and the coroner's office are conducting investigations into the cause and manner of her death, as is standard procedure in in-custody fatalities.Additionally, the detention center will complete an internal review of the incident.
