Dieter Herriges-Love
Dieter Herriges-Love, 34, was held at the Macomb County Jail in Mount Clemens, Michigan, awaiting trial when he died on July 26, 2017. The jail said he died by hanging with a bed sheet in his cell. His estate's federal lawsuit, filed through attorney Trevor Garrison, says jail staff failed to increase welfare checks, ignored his mental health needs and withdrawal symptoms, and housed him in a cell with dangerous bunk-bed conditions. The lawsuit describes him as a man who struggled with depression and substance use, lost his job, and felt abandoned by friends. The county has not responded in court to these claims.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). The estate's federal lawsuit, filed through attorney Trevor Garrison, says Dieter was found hanged with a bed sheet and that jail staff did not increase welfare checks, ignored his mental health needs and withdrawal symptoms, and housed him in a cell with known dangerous bunk-bed conditions.
Reported by: the estate's federal lawsuit, filed through attorney Trevor Garrison (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His estate filed a federal lawsuit alleging Macomb County Jail staff failed to increase welfare checks, ignored his mental health needs and withdrawal symptoms, and housed him in a cell with dangerous bunk-bed conditions.