D’Angelo Brown
D'Angelo Brown, 28, was a father of two whose mother, Nekeya Jones, remembers their last conversation and says she wishes she had taken his distress more seriously. He was held at the Charleston County jail, awaiting a state psychiatric bed, when he was found slumped in his cell in late December 2022; he died at a hospital about eight days later. Coroner Bobbi Jo O'Neal ruled the death a homicide caused by organ failure, which she attributed to medical neglect. The family says the death was avoidable.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Coroner Bobbi Jo O'Neal ruled the organ failure a homicide caused by medical neglect, and his family says the death was avoidable.
Reported by: Coroner Bobbi Jo O'Neal (medical examiner or coroner); the family.