Jebediah Harvenson Srofe
Jebediah Harvenson Srofe of Coffee County, Tennessee, died on October 14, 2023, while held at the Hamilton County Jail. His family's federal lawsuit against Hamilton County and its sheriff says he was taken to an emergency room on October 8, 2023, then booked into the jail, where an assessment and medical examination found he was withdrawing from fentanyl. The lawsuit says he was given medication and returned to his cell, and that he was found unresponsive in his cell shower the next day and pronounced dead at the hospital. The lawsuit seeks $4.5 million in damages.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). The family's federal lawsuit says jail staff returned him to his cell after an assessment and medical exam found he was withdrawing from fentanyl, and that he was found unresponsive in his cell shower the next day; no cause of death is given.
Reported by: Family, in a federal lawsuit against Hamilton County and its sheriff (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued Hamilton County and its sheriff in federal court over his death, seeking $4.5 million in damages; no settlement or award has been reported.