Dustin Medlin
Dustin Medlin died in July 2018 after being held at the Union County Jail in Union County, North Carolina, and was taken to a hospital, where he died. A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of his family says jail staff were negligent in caring for him as he showed worsening signs of medical distress over several hours, and that medical staff were not called until shortly before EMS was summoned. The lawsuit also says much of the jail video from that period was deleted or cannot be viewed. The cause is listed as a drug overdose, and the sheriff's office had not yet responded to the lawsuit when the report was published.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). Initial news reporting and a federal lawsuit cite an overdose, but the lawsuit says jail staff were negligent while he showed worsening distress for hours, did not call medical staff until shortly before EMS was summoned, and that much of the jail video was deleted or unviewable.
Reported by: news report; federal lawsuit.
Lawsuit: His family filed a federal lawsuit over his death at the Union County Jail in North Carolina, and the sheriff's office had not yet responded when the article was published.