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Adam Border

died January 2008 · Trumbull County Adult Justice Center, Trumbull County, Ohio

Adam Border died in January 2008 after being held at the Trumbull County Jail in Ohio, where he was found unresponsive the morning after his arrest. He was pronounced dead at a hospital, and the cause was given as a lethal level of oxycodone, with the manner recorded as accidental. His federal civil suit says jail staff saw him becoming more intoxicated overnight but gave him no care. The estate's claims against the jail physician were largely dismissed as time-barred, and the case settled in 2012.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). His estate's federal suit says jail staff saw him growing more intoxicated overnight and gave him no care, while the death was ruled an accidental lethal oxycodone overdose.

Reported by: his estate's federal civil suit (family or their lawyers).

Lawsuit: His estate sued in federal court over his death at the Trumbull County Jail, and the case settled in 2012 for an amount not reported.

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