Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas, a 28-year-old former Marine who lost a hand in Afghanistan in 2011, was a veteran and a father, according to his family. He died on May 29, 2019, while held at the Central Jail in San Diego. He had told medical staff he was going through withdrawal. His family's attorney, J.R. Wilkinson, says he was sent back to his cell instead of being treated and monitored, and that he was pronounced dead shortly afterward; the family has called it a wrongful death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). Jeremy Thomas's family's attorney, J.R. Wilkinson, says staff sent him back to his cell during withdrawal instead of treating and monitoring him, and calls the death a wrongful death.
Reported by: J.R. Wilkinson, attorney retained by the Thomas family (family or their lawyers).