Alan Thibodeau
Alan Thibodeau, 51, of Prince William County, Virginia, lived with schizophrenia, and his brothers say he had been missing his medication when he left home. His family says that while he was held at the Bamberg County jail in South Carolina in 2022, he lost nearly 80 pounds and was not given his mental health or diabetes medication, and that his worsening condition was ignored. He was taken from the jail to a hospital unresponsive in July 2022 and died 12 days later of multisystem organ failure, according to a lawsuit filed by his family and attorneys. The family has sued the county, a medical provider and a nurse for wrongful death, gross negligence and civil rights violations, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. His family's lawsuit says jail staff withheld his mental health and diabetes medication and ignored his declining condition, which left him to die of multisystem organ failure.
Reported by: family and attorneys in a lawsuit.
Lawsuit: His family sued Bamberg County, a medical provider and a nurse over his death, alleging wrongful death, gross negligence and civil rights violations, and no payment has been reported.