Jeremiah Conaway
Jeremiah Conaway, 34, died by suicide at the Solano County Justice Center Detention Facility in Solano County, California, on April 10, 2019, according to a lawsuit his mother filed against the sheriff's office. The lawsuit says he had a mental illness and a known suicide risk, and that jail staff and a contracted medical provider failed to address it. The sheriff's office's account of the events and the lawsuit's allegations have not been resolved, and the parties were still in settlement negotiations when the case was reported.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (neglect alleged). His mother's lawsuit says jail staff and a contracted medical provider failed to address his mental illness and suicide risk.
Reported by: family, in a lawsuit against the sheriff's office (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His mother filed a lawsuit against the Solano County sheriff's office alleging that jail staff and a contracted medical provider failed to address his mental illness and suicide risk, and the case remains in settlement negotiations.