Dartellee Foster
Dartellee Foster, 28, was quiet and family-oriented, his mother said; he loved to draw and play video games, was always willing to help anyone, and had managed his bipolar disorder and schizophrenia well with medication under a psychiatrist's care for years. He died at Riverside Regional Jail in Prince George County, Virginia, on Oct. 25, after jail staff found him unresponsive in his cell in the early morning, according to a jail spokesperson, Charlene Jones, who said staff performed CPR before he was pronounced dead a little over 20 minutes later. His mother says he had a mental health crisis at the jail, was not given the medication he took for his diagnoses, and that she called the jail repeatedly during his 10 days there. The jail did not answer questions about his treatment, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not yet ruled on the cause or manner of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has not yet ruled, and his mother says he was in a mental health crisis, was not given his bipolar and schizophrenia medication, and that she called the jail repeatedly during his 10 days there.
Reported by: Charlene Jones, a spokesperson for Riverside Regional Jail (the agency that held him); Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Dartellee Foster's mother (family or their lawyers).