Bruno Elias Bermea
Bruno Elias Bermea died on June 7, 2016, while held at the Oklahoma County Jail. His family says he did not receive the dialysis he needed in a timely manner. The sheriff's office says it contacted his dialysis provider repeatedly and that no treatments were missed. The death was recorded as natural, from a medical emergency, and the family's account of delayed dialysis is disputed by the sheriff's office.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The sheriff's office says the death was from natural causes and that no dialysis treatments were missed, while Bermea's family says he did not get the dialysis he needed in a timely manner.
Reported by: Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Bermea's family (family or their lawyers).