Jimmy Boothe
Jimmy Boothe, 42, was a father and a brother, and his daughter Maddison Boothe and sister Misty Carden have spoken out about how he was treated. On April 12, 2025, he was found with apparent self-inflicted injuries in his cell at the Jefferson County Jail in Bessemer, Alabama, and he died at a hospital on April 21. His sister says she had asked that he be placed on suicide watch, and the family says no one told them he had been hospitalized. The sheriff's office said his death was under investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). His sister says she asked for him to be placed on suicide watch before he was found trying to harm himself, and that the family was not told he was hospitalized.
Reported by: Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); his sister.