Confidential Settlement — Detainee Death From Untreated Drug Use

Client’s son was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant for marijuana, taken into custody and then transported from one county (no jail) to a bordering county that had a jail. Despite showing signs of heavy methamphetamine use during the transport and after arriving at the jail, no efforts were made to treat him, even though the transport truck came within 1/8th of a mile of a hospital. Eventually that same day, he was rushed to a hospital where he died two days later. Both counties were sued by decedent’s Mother; the case was settled during mediation.