According to an autopsy report, Kyle Jacobs, a songwriter and Kellie Pickler’s husband, committed suicide before being found.
The report states that Jacobs, who passed away on February 17 at the age of 49, had no narcotics in his system when he died. He did, however, have a history of “pseudoseizures, gastrointestinal bleeding, elevated liver enzymes, and chronic alcohol use.”. ”.
The term PNES, or pseudoseizures, refers to “attacks that may resemble epileptic seizures but are not epileptic and are instead caused by psychological factors,” as defined by Epilepsy . com.
The news was first reported by Taste of Country.
The Nashville Police Department confirmed in a statement made in February that at approximately 1:21 p.
m.
A residence had received a Department of Emergency Communications alert that day at local time.
The songwriter had passed away when police and the Nashville Fire Department arrived, according to the statement they made at the time. “An investigation is underway into his apparent suicide death.
The Highway host and country musician, both 36, claimed to have woken up just before Jacobs but were unable to find him. The statement claims that she tried to enter a house room with her personal assistant, but they were unable to do so and had to call the police instead.
Jacobs relocated to Nashville in 2000, according to Music City Hitmakers, from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He wrote hit songs for Garth Brooks in 2007 like “More Than Memory” and “Still” for Tim McGraw. ”.
Jacobs has also worked with Clay Walker, Josh Kelley, Scotty McCreery, Kelly Clarkson, Randy Travis, and other well-known musicians.
Over the course of his career, Jacobs was nominated for a Grammy Award, a CMA Award, and an ACM Award.
After they started dating in 2008, on June 15, 2010, Jacobs got down on one knee on a Florida beach and proposed to the couple.
The former American Idol contestant Pickler said of the proposal, “It was the most spiritual time of my life. We would have gotten hitched if a preacher had been walking by that evening.
If you or someone you know is thinking about taking their own life, please dial the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 and text “STRENGTH.