James Brandon Patterson
James Brandon Patterson, 38, died at the Howard County Jail in Indiana on August 8, 2017. A news report lists his cause of death as suicide. His family is suing the sheriff's department, and the lawsuit says jail staff failed to get him proper medical help. The lawsuit also alleges a culture of indifference at the jail toward suicide risks facing the people held there.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). The family's lawsuit says Howard County jail staff failed to get proper medical assistance for him and ignored suicide risks facing people held there, while the account of suicide is reported by news and the family.
Reported by: news report; his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued the Howard County sheriff's department over his suicide at the Howard County Jail, alleging jail staff failed to obtain proper medical assistance for him.