Daniel Stout
Daniel Stout, 31, was held at the St. Louis County Justice Center in Clayton in June 2019 and died shortly after being transferred to the Eastern Reception Diagnostic Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, a state prison. His mother's lawsuit says he was vomiting coagulated blood and had not had a bowel movement for eight days, and that he was repeatedly denied medical care. An autopsy, as cited in news reports, found peritonitis from a perforated ulcer. A county internal affairs report, as reported by STLPR, found that staff failed to respond with compassion and that the transfer was a result of neglect, and a nurse said she had not been given full information about his illness. The county declined to comment on the pending litigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The autopsy found peritonitis from a perforated ulcer, and his mother's lawsuit says St. Louis County jail staff repeatedly denied him medical care despite vomiting blood and eight days without a bowel movement, while the county declined to comment on the pending litigation.
Reported by: autopsy cited in news article; his mother's lawsuit and attorney J.C. Pleban (family or their lawyers); St. Louis County internal affairs report (the agency that held him).
Lawsuit: His mother sued over his death, alleging he was repeatedly denied medical care, and the county declined to comment on the pending litigation.