Donald Fitsgerald
Donald Fitsgerald complained of abdominal pain at the Silverdale Detention Center in Hamilton County, Tennessee, on June 12, 2022, and then became unresponsive. He was taken to Parkridge Hospital, where he suffered another cardiac arrest at Parkridge North and was pronounced dead around 1 p.m. The Hamilton County Medical Examiner's report lists a ruptured stomach ulcer as the cause of death. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that his death was left off the sheriff's 2022 list of in-custody deaths and was not reported to the state until after the newspaper's inquiry.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Hamilton County Medical Examiner's report lists a ruptured stomach ulcer as the cause of death.
Reported by: Hamilton County Medical Examiner's report (medical examiner or coroner).