Edward Bentley
Edward Bentley, 64, died on March 22, 2024, while held at the Metropolitan Transition Center in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was awaiting trial. He had been recovering in the jail's hospital wing from hernia surgery. His death was attributed to a heart attack, according to the record, and the Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner declined to perform an autopsy. His federal public defender said he had struggled with mental health and substance abuse issues for much of his life, and said the state has struggled to provide adequate medical and mental health care to people held in its custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The cause is listed as a heart attack, and his federal public defender says the state has struggled to provide adequate medical and mental health care to detainees, without tying that to his death.