Jeffrey Lillus
Jeffrey Lillus, 37, was a husband and father of five. He was held at the Arapahoe County Detention Facility in Colorado, where he was found dead in his cell in December 2014. County officials said the cause was bacterial pneumonia. His family's lawsuit says he repeatedly asked for help and that county medical staff ignored and neglected him, and in 2019 the county approved a $2.45 million settlement.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). County officials said he died of bacterial pneumonia, but his family's lawsuit says jail medical staff ignored and neglected him after he repeatedly asked for help.
Reported by: county officials; his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued Arapahoe County and its medical staff, and the county approved a $2.45 million settlement in 2019.