Amanda Nicole Scott
Amanda Nicole Scott died in 2016 while held at the Taylor County Jail. Her husband, Ken David Scott, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of her estate, saying she died of a methamphetamine overdose. The lawsuit says jail staff did not screen or treat her when she reached the jail, and that an ambulance was not called until she had been there for an extended period, too late to save her. It also says Abilene police officers failed to get her medical care after she overdosed.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). Her husband's federal lawsuit says she died of a methamphetamine overdose after Taylor County Jail staff did not screen or treat her on arrival and called an ambulance too late.
Reported by: Ken David Scott, her husband, through a federal lawsuit on behalf of the estate (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her husband, Ken David Scott, filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of her estate alleging that Taylor County Jail staff failed to screen and treat her and that Abilene police failed to get her medical care, and no settlement or award has been reported.