David Keith Brickey
David Keith Brickey, 40, of Florence, Oregon, died on May 8, 2017, after a struggle with officers at the Florence jail as he was being released from his cell. He was taken to a Florence hospital and died the same day. The Lane County District Attorney, citing a preliminary autopsy, said he had an enlarged heart and severe arterial blockage and no injuries that would have killed him, and that he may have died of a heart attack, though the final cause had not been determined. His family says he lived with severe mental illness for much of his adult life, says video does not show what happened after additional officers arrived, and wants to know what medical and mental health care he received while held.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). The Lane County District Attorney said a preliminary autopsy showed an enlarged heart and severe arterial blockage with no injuries that would have killed him, but his family says video does not show what happened after additional officers arrived and wants to know how and why he died.
Reported by: Lane County District Attorney Patty Perlow; Florence jail (the agency that held him); his family.