Jimmie Alexander
Jimmie Alexander, 60, was held at the Chatham County jail in Savannah, Georgia, in May 2016. According to a family lawsuit, he complained of severe knee and hip pain and asked to be taken to the hospital, but his care was delayed until he reached the emergency room after a long wait. Doctors removed a large blood clot from his leg, but the lawsuit says he suffered a heart attack and died the next morning. The lawsuit says his leg was gangrenous; the claims against the sheriff and nurses were dismissed, and a claim against a doctor and jailers continued.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). His family's lawsuit says jail staff delayed his care for severe knee and hip pain, and that the delay let a blood clot in his leg lead to a heart attack that killed him.
Reported by: his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued over his death, and the claims against the sheriff and nurses were dismissed while the claim against a doctor and jailers continued, with no payment reported.