Jacqueline Bickford
Jacqueline Bickford, 31, died on April 11, 2016, in her cell at the Summit County jail, where she was held. Her husband and father were described as distraught, and she left an infant child. A lawsuit filed by her estate, through attorney David Lane, alleges that jail staff knew she was suicidal, denied her prescribed anti-depressants, and returned her to her pod while she was in withdrawal, and that she then hanged herself with a bed sheet.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). Her estate's lawsuit says jail staff knew she was suicidal, denied her prescribed anti-depressants, and returned her to her pod while in withdrawal before she hanged herself with a bed sheet.
Reported by: Estate lawsuit filed by attorney David Lane (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her estate sued Sheriff John Minor and other Summit County jail staff over her 2016 death, alleging they ignored her suicide risk and denied her prescribed medication; no settlement or award amount has been reported.