Died in jail or a lockup
Daniel Melton
Daniel Melton died in 2012 while held at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. According to a 2018 report by The Appeal, he repeatedly asked for medicine and medical help for stomach pain, which was later found to be caused by peptic ulcers. The report says the deputy on duty ignored those requests. The cause of death is listed as peptic ulcers, and the manner of death has not been established in the sources.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The prior record says he had peptic ulcers and that a deputy on duty ignored his repeated requests for medicine and medical help for stomach pain.
Reported by: news reports.