Fernando Clark
Fernando Clark, 40, was known to his family as "Pooch," a nickname his mother gave him as a boy, and his sisters remember him as someone they tried to bring home to eat and shower. According to the reporting, he had waited about ten months for court-ordered psychiatric treatment that never arrived while he was held at a Montgomery County, Alabama jail. He was found unresponsive in his cell on December 11, 2024, and the cell temperature had reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit during boiler repairs. The autopsy lists congestive heart failure as the cause of death, but a forensic pathologist who reviewed it for the AP said it left more questions than answers, and the state investigation remains ongoing.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The autopsy lists congestive heart failure as the cause of death, but a forensic pathologist reviewing it for the AP said it left more questions than answers, and the cell reached 110 degrees during boiler repairs while he waited about ten months for court-ordered psychiatric treatment that never arrived.
Reported by: autopsy; forensic pathologist reviewing the autopsy for the AP (reporters).