TOPEKA – El Dorado Correctional Facility (EDCF) resident Christopher J. Walton died Monday, May 17, 2021 at the facility, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.

 The cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy. Preliminary assessment indicates the death was not related to COVID-19.

Walton was serving a sentence for possession of opiates, burglary, criminal damage to property and battery. He had been imprisoned with KDOC since November 2020.

Per protocol, when a resident dies in the custody of the KDOC, the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/5/1621370317974.png" alt="Walton had multiple convictions in Sedgwick County, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections." />
 <figcaption>Walton had multiple convictions in Sedgwick County, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.</figcaption>
 </figure>TOPEKA – El Dorado Correctional Facility (EDCF) resident Christopher J. Walton died Monday, May 17, 2021 at the facility, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections. The cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy. Preliminary assessment indicates the death was not related to COVID-19.Walton was serving a sentence for possession of opiates, burglary, criminal damage to property and battery. He had been imprisoned with KDOC since November 2020.Per protocol, when a resident dies in the custody of the KDOC, the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

Death of 36-year-old Kan. inmate under investigation