Died in jail or a lockup
Donald Aaron Donato Sr.
Donald Aaron Donato Sr., 45, died in 2021 while held at Lycoming County Prison. Coroner Charles Kiessling Jr. said he died of a ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm. His family says prison staff failed to take him to a scheduled doctor's appointment before he died. The account of the coroner's finding does not address that claim.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The coroner, Charles Kiessling Jr., ruled that he died of a ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm, and his family says prison staff failed to take him to a scheduled doctor's appointment before his death.
Reported by: Coroner Charles Kiessling Jr. (medical examiner or coroner).