Anthony Weaver
Anthony Weaver, 55, was held at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility in Knox County, Tennessee, when he died on October 23, 2016. Shortly before his death he learned that his grandchild, who was born with a rare genetic defect, had died, and he had been with his family at a hospital while his stepdaughter gave birth. His wife, Linda Weaver, filed a lawsuit through attorney Troy Bowlin alleging that a guard handed him a razor the day after he learned of the death, and that he slit his throat in a cell where jail staff had been told he had been moved. The lawsuit says repeated warnings that he was suicidal were ignored. The county had not commented on the pending case.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). His wife's lawsuit says a guard handed him a razor and that staff ignored repeated warnings that he was suicidal.
Reported by: Linda Weaver's lawsuit, filed through attorney Troy Bowlin (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His wife, Linda Weaver, filed a lawsuit over his death in the Knox County jail, alleging that a guard gave him a razor and that repeated suicide warnings were ignored; the case is pending and no settlement or award has been reported.