Darrell Kersey
Darrell Kersey, 59, was held at the Durham County Jail in Durham, North Carolina. His wife, Teresa Kersey, said he called her in the summer of 2020 with a sore throat, headache and loss of appetite, and that he stopped calling after he was hospitalized in intensive care with COVID-19. He died on September 16, 2020, after being taken off life support at Duke University Hospital, with family present. His family has asked why the jail did not do more to stop the spread of the virus, and the Durham County sheriff's office has not publicly disclosed his death at the time of reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Family says he was held in the Durham County Jail while COVID-19 spread there and asks why the jail did not do more to stop it, and reporting says the sheriff did not publicly disclose his fatal exposure.
Reported by: his wife Teresa Kersey (family or their lawyers); Ninth Street Journal reporting based on death certificate and public records (reporters).