Everett Palmer Jr.
Everett Palmer Jr., a father of two raised in Queens, New York, was a personal trainer in good health, and his mother described him as a gentle, kind man. He died on April 9, 2018, at York County Prison in Pennsylvania, about two days after he was held there. The York County Coroner's Office attributed his death to complications of an excited state with methamphetamine toxicity during physical restraint and listed the manner of death as undetermined. His family and attorney say he was killed in custody and that what happened in those two days has not been explained.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). The York County Coroner's Office cites complications from an excited state with methamphetamine toxicity during physical restraint and lists the manner as undetermined, while his family and attorney say he was killed in custody and that the events leading to his death have not been explained.
Reported by: York County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); his family and attorney.