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Public commenter urges county accountability in death of Cedric Lofton; commission declines to comment on pending litigation

Sedgwick County Board of Commissioners · January 7, 2026
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Summary

At the Jan. 7 meeting a resident described the 2021 death of Cedric Lofton and urged commissioners to act; the chair said it was inappropriate to comment because a jury trial is pending.

A member of the public used the Sedgwick County commission's Jan. 7 public-comment period to urge the board to acknowledge and act on the 2021 death of 17-year-old Cedric Lofton, describing what she said were injuries and alleging county responsibility.

Alma Ann Jones told commissioners a detailed account of the brothers' upbringing, the…

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