Armstead
Armstead collapsed in the Kalamazoo County Jail on November 2, 2011, while going through heroin withdrawal, and went into cardiac arrest. She was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital, placed on life support, and died on November 8, 2011, after it was removed. Her mother, Elizabeth Keller, says in a lawsuit that jail nurses did not give Armstead adequate medical care despite repeated written requests from her and her cellmates. The nurses named in the suit say they followed protocol, and the county board later approved a $1.75 million settlement of the wrongful death claim.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). Her mother's lawsuit says jail nurses ignored repeated written requests for medical care while she went into cardiac arrest during heroin withdrawal, and the nurses named in the suit say they followed protocol.
Reported by: lawsuit by her mother, Elizabeth Keller (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her mother sued over her death and the Kalamazoo County board approved a $1.75 million settlement of the wrongful death claim.