Bobby Norman
Bobby Norman, a 61-year-old man from Boonville, died at the Vanderburgh County Jail on October 30, 2023, after about thirteen days there. Court records list his cause of death as chest pains and hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. His estate's federal lawsuit says he needed blood pressure medication that he did not receive, despite repeated calls from his family, and names the sheriff's office, the jail commander and the contracted healthcare provider as defendants. Those allegations are unproven.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). Court records list the cause as chest pains and hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, while his estate's federal lawsuit says jail staff withheld the blood pressure medication he needed despite repeated calls from his family.
Reported by: Court records (court); His estate's federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His estate filed a federal lawsuit against the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office, the jail commander, and the contracted healthcare provider over his death.