Erica Klag
Erica Klag, 40, was held at the El Paso County jail in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Colorado Springs Police Department said she had a heart attack in a holding cell there and was taken to Memorial Hospital in critical condition, where she died two days later. One record places her death on May 26, 2016, at the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center, while the other describes a death at the hospital after the medical emergency. Police said they opened an investigation into how officers and jail staff handled her, that no excessive force had been indicated so far, and that an autopsy was planned.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Colorado Springs police say Klag had a heart attack in the jail and was taken to Memorial Hospital, where she died two days later; police said no excessive force had been indicated so far, and an autopsy was planned.
Reported by: Colorado Springs Police Department (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.