Elizabeth Roxanne Mickles
Elizabeth Roxanne Mickles, 32, of Martinsville, died on January 22, 2022, while being held at the Henry County Jail in Virginia. The Henry County Sheriff's Office said jail staff were alerted to a medical emergency in her cell, but accounts differ on the time, with one placing the alert in the early morning and another in the afternoon. Investigators said she became unresponsive after taking a suspected narcotic, and that another person held at the jail knew this and did not report it. The sheriff's office said video showed no apparent violence, and the medical examiner had not yet determined the cause or manner of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). The Henry County Sheriff's Office says she had an apparent medical emergency and that video showed no apparent violence, while investigators say another detainee knew she had taken a suspected narcotic and did not get help, and the medical examiner's autopsy is pending.
Reported by: Henry County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her); investigators; the medical examiner.