Gregory Johnson
Gregory K. Johnson, 33, lived with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and his mother lives in Greenville. He was held at Kirkland Correctional in Columbia, South Carolina. His mother's attorneys say he told other people held there that he would kill himself, and that they warned an officer twice with no action taken. The attorneys say he hanged himself from a water pipe in a supply closet on June 24, 2013. The state Department of Corrections settled a medical malpractice suit over his death without admitting liability, and his mother brought that lawsuit.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). His mother's attorneys say inmates warned an officer twice that he planned to kill himself and the officer took no action, while the state Department of Corrections also records the death as a suicide.
Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); attorneys for his mother.
Lawsuit: His mother's attorneys sued and the South Carolina Department of Corrections settled a medical malpractice suit without admitting liability, with no amount reported.