Angela J. Brown
Angela Brown, 55, died on June 24, 2022, while held at the St. Louis County jail in Missouri, and her mother, Brenda Gray, has pursued the case since then, seeking answers about what happened. Jail staff called 911 reporting that she was having seizures, and she was taken to St. Mary's hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Brenda Gray's attorney, Mark Pedroli, filed a wrongful death lawsuit that says jail staff altered her medical records to show she had refused medication. The lawsuit is seeking jail emails to test that claim, and a judge has ordered the county to disclose two weeks of them, which the county has resisted. The county has a jail death review underway, and the manner of death is listed as pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). Her mother, Brenda Gray, and attorney Mark Pedroli say in a wrongful death lawsuit that jail staff altered her medical records about refusing medication, and the county has resisted disclosing jail emails the lawsuit seeks.
Reported by: Brenda Gray and attorney Mark Pedroli (wrongful death lawsuit) (family or their lawyers); St. Louis County Executive's office (the agency that held her).
Lawsuit: Her mother, Brenda Gray, hired attorney Mark Pedroli, who filed a wrongful death lawsuit against St. Louis County over her death at the St. Louis County jail in 2022; no settlement or award amount has been reported.