Anthony Vidal
Anthony R. Vidal died on March 11, 2016, while held at Dade Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded his manner of death as homicide. His mother, Maria Vidal, has sued the department in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Florida Justice Institute, saying he was placed in a cell with a mentally ill and violent cellmate. The lawsuit says the cellmate beat and choked him, that guards did not respond for nearly 10 minutes, and that audio monitors in his unit had been turned off. The lawsuit states he died of asphyxiation.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the death as a homicide, and his mother's lawsuit says his cellmate beat and choked him while guards did not respond for nearly 10 minutes and the unit's audio monitors had been turned off.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); his mother, Maria Vidal, in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Florida Justice Institute (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His mother, Maria Vidal, sued the Florida Department of Corrections over his death at Dade Correctional Institution, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.