Prison inmate Kahlan Bradford dies in North Liberty

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7/4/25

A prison inmate has died in North Liberty.

According to the Iowa Department of Corrections, 46-year-old Kahlan Bradford was pronounced dead at 5:31 Wednesday night at Medical Center North Liberty.

Bradford’s sentence began on June 24th, 2024 after a parole violation. In 2019, he threatened to kill a Black Hawk County sheriff’s deputy with a knife. At the time of that incident, Bradford  was on probation for threatening a different officer with a chisel in 2013.