Chavis Martinez
Chavis Martinez, 28, died on February 11, 2021, while held at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio in Williams County. He had Type 1 diabetes, and his family says he received insulin only once in a week while he was there. Early that morning he had tremors and was taken to a hospital by ambulance, and he never woke up. His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit, which was later dropped.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). His family's federal lawsuit says staff gave him insulin only once in a week despite his Type 1 diabetes, and that he was taken to a hospital after tremors and never woke up.
Reported by: his family's federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit over his death, which was later dropped with no payment reported.