Franklin Greathouse
Franklin Greathouse was held at the Bowie County Jail in Texarkana, Texas, in March 2019. According to Texarkana Today, he told a nurse the day after he was booked that he believed he had suffered a seizure, and staff dismissed the complaint. His cellmate found him unresponsive on March 11, 2019, and the Bowie County Sheriff's Office said it was investigating and that an autopsy was pending. A review by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards later found that officers had not been carrying out required routine cell checks. The family settled with LaSalle Corrections in 2021.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). The Bowie County Sheriff's Office said he died of natural causes and an autopsy was pending, while a Texas Commission on Jail Standards review found officers did not do required routine cell checks, and staff dismissed his earlier seizure complaint, according to the account that the family later settled with LaSalle Corrections in 2021.
Reported by: Bowie County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
Lawsuit: His family sued LaSalle Corrections and settled in 2021 for an amount that was not disclosed.