Andrew Jeter
Andrew Jeter, a Detroit man, was held at the Macomb County Jail in Mount Clemens from late 2016 for about five weeks, and he was 41 when he died in October 2017, ten months after leaving the jail. His son Malik Jeter's federal lawsuit says the family's requests for medical treatment were repeatedly ignored, and that jail employees found Andrew unresponsive in his cell and took him to hospital, where he was comatose on arrival. He remained on a ventilator until he died, with the lawsuit describing pneumonia, a severe infection including sepsis, and chronic respiratory lesions. County attorney John Schapka said the medical conditions that killed him were not caused by the jail, and the county disputes the lawsuit's allegations.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The county attorney John Schapka says his medical conditions were not caused by the jail, while his son Malik Jeter's federal lawsuit says jail staff ignored repeated requests for medical treatment and that he was found unresponsive in his cell.
Reported by: County attorney John Schapka (the agency that held him); Malik Jeter's federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His son Malik Jeter sued Macomb County over his death in federal court, alleging jail staff ignored requests for medical care; the county disputes the allegations and no settlement or award amount is reported.