El Dorado Correctional Facility inmate death
EL DORADO, Kansas. – El Dorado Correctional Facility (EDCF) resident John Lewis Wardrup, 39, died Monday, March 25, 2024.
Wardrup was found unresponsive in his cell. Staff and EMS administered life-saving measures but were unable to revive him. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy.
Per protocol, when a resident dies in the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC), the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The investigation is currently ongoing.
Wardrup, originally served an 88-month sentence for Forgery and Attempted Rape and had been on post-release supervision. He was most recently serving time for violating conditions of supervision, plus an 18-month sentence, based on convictions in Sedgwick County, Kansas of Violation of the Kansas Offender Registration Act.