Cannon Pate
Cannon Pate died on August 20, 2021, while held at the Choctaw County Jail, where he had been for less than a month. His cause of death was listed as sepsis caused by a urinary tract infection and pneumonia. A federal civil rights lawsuit alleges that jail staff failed to provide him with adequate medical and mental health care. In June 2026, the county agreed to pay $4 million to settle the lawsuit.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). A federal civil rights lawsuit says Choctaw County Jail staff failed to provide adequate medical and mental health care before he died of sepsis from a urinary tract infection and pneumonia, and the county agreed to pay $4 million to settle it in June 2026.
Reported by: federal civil rights lawsuit.
Lawsuit: His family sued over inadequate medical and mental health care at the Choctaw County Jail, and the county agreed to pay $4 million to settle the case in June 2026.