Ausborn
A man named Ausborn died in October 2020 while held at the City of East Point jail in Georgia. A federal civil rights lawsuit filed by his estate says he was already unresponsive when he arrived and should have been taken to a hospital instead. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation autopsy, as cited in the lawsuit, attributes his death to an accidental overdose of Xanax and Dilantin. The estate's attorney argues the city's policies do not require medical clearance before people are held, and the city has not yet responded to the claims.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (neglect alleged). The Georgia Bureau of Investigation autopsy found an accidental overdose of Xanax and Dilantin, and his estate's federal lawsuit says jail staff should have sent him to a hospital because he was already visibly intoxicated and unresponsive when booked.
Reported by: Georgia Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators); his estate's federal civil rights lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His estate filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over his death at the City of East Point jail, and the city has not yet responded.