David Thompson
David Thompson, 54, was held at the Benton County Jail in Arkansas. After a head injury on August 23, 2023, he was taken to a hospital with multiple brain bleeds, and his sister said he was left in a permanent coma and the family chose to take him off all medical devices. He died on September 8, 2023. A probable cause affidavit, citing the autopsy report, lists the cause as craniocerebral trauma and the manner as homicide. Other men held at the jail first said he had slipped and fallen, but investigators, citing video, concluded he was in an altercation with another man held there.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Investigators say video shows he was in an altercation with another man held at the jail, and the autopsy found craniocerebral trauma; other inmates first said he had slipped and fallen.
Reported by: Benton County probable cause affidavit (the agency that held him); autopsy report; his family; other inmates.