Jaimee Kirkwood Reese
Jaimee Kirkwood Reese, 32, died on March 4, 2016, while held at Northern Neck Regional Jail in Virginia. A family member's federal lawsuit says the jail failed to give her the stroke-preventive medications she needed after open-heart surgery and a leg blood clot, and that she was not sent for emergency care until evening, after she was found unresponsive that morning. She died after being taken to Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. The lawsuit, which seeks $46 million from six jail employees, makes allegations.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. A family member's federal lawsuit says the jail withheld stroke-preventive medication she needed after open-heart surgery and a leg blood clot, and delayed emergency care after she was found unresponsive that morning.
Reported by: family member's federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: A family member filed a federal lawsuit against six Northern Neck Regional Jail employees seeking $46 million, and the allegations have not been tested in court.