Cindy Arnold
Cindy Michelle Arnold, 38, was a Type 1 diabetic and the mother of an only child, Kayla Rush, whose attorney said she loved her mother a great deal. Cindy was held at the Jackson County jail in Mississippi, where she was found dead in her cell on September 10, 2018. A lawsuit filed by Kayla Rush says Cindy repeatedly asked for her insulin and did not receive it. The defendants deny wrongdoing, a grand jury found no criminal wrongdoing, and her attorney said the autopsy results were still pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). Her daughter's lawsuit, filed by attorney Christopher Klotz, says Arnold, a Type 1 diabetic, repeatedly asked for insulin and was not given it, and the autopsy results are still pending.
Reported by: Kayla Rush's lawsuit (attorney Christopher Klotz) (family or their lawyers); Jackson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her).
Lawsuit: Her daughter, Kayla Rush, filed a lawsuit over Cindy Michelle Arnold's death in the Jackson County jail, alleging she was repeatedly denied insulin.