Austin Stewart
Austin Stewart died in 2019 while held at the Sedgwick County Jail in Kansas. According to a lawsuit filed by his mother, jail staff were negligent: she says he was given regular bedsheets, a trainee deputy was assigned to his unit, and he was not checked every 15 minutes as required. The suit says he died by hanging, which the jail is said to have treated as suicide. The Sheriff's Office has declined to comment on the pending civil case, so.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). His mother's lawsuit says jail staff were negligent, gave him regular bedsheets, assigned a trainee deputy to his unit, and did not check him every 15 minutes as required.
Reported by: his mother's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His mother filed a lawsuit alleging Sedgwick County jail staff were negligent in his 2019 death, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.