Adam Randall
Adam Randall, a Janesville native, died on February 16, 2025, while held at the Rock County Jail in Wisconsin. His family says he had been asking for days to be taken to a hospital for a respiratory illness and told them he could not breathe. According to a federal civil complaint filed by the family and their attorneys, he died of septic shock that began as pneumonia, and the lawsuit accuses the county and its jail medical contractor of failing to get him treatment. The county declined to comment on the pending litigation, and the contractor had not responded to requests for comment.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The family's federal lawsuit says Adam Randall died of septic shock that began as pneumonia and that jail staff and the medical contractor ignored his repeated requests to go to the hospital for days.
Reported by: family and their attorneys, through a federal civil complaint (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued Rock County and its jail medical contractor in federal court over his death, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.