Brandon Raymond
Brandon Raymond died in 2007 while held at the Quitman County jail in Mississippi. A deposition in a lawsuit filed over his death states that he hanged himself from the bars in his cell. The jail administrator had warned county officials about the danger posed by those bars before his death, and a metal piece was welded onto them only afterward. His mother sued the county, which settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed sum.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). A deposition in the lawsuit over his death says he hanged himself from the bars in his cell, and his mother's suit says the jail administrator had warned county officials about the danger of those bars before his death.
Reported by: deposition in his mother's lawsuit against the county (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His mother sued Quitman County, and the county settled the lawsuit for an undisclosed sum.