John Griswold
John Griswold, 54, died in 2018 while held at the Livingston County Jail in Michigan. According to his family's federal lawsuit, he fell ill after being taken there from a hospital, where a doctor had cleared him, and he vomited in his cell through the night without receiving medical care. His family's lawyer, Brian McKeen, says deputies ignored obvious signs of a serious medical need, and the lawsuit says deputies ignored an obvious medical emergency. The sheriff's office says the county is not liable and that a jury should decide; a federal appeals court has since granted qualified immunity to 11 officers.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The family's federal lawsuit, brought through attorney Brian McKeen, says deputies ignored obvious signs of a medical emergency and left him in his cell after a hospital visit, while court documents describe sudden cardiac death.
Reported by: court documents; Brian McKeen, the family's attorney (family or their lawyers); Griswold's estate, through its federal wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued Livingston County jail officials and Trinity Health in federal court over his death, and the case has continued through court rulings without any reported payment.
News reports (4)
- Federal judge allows case against Michigan county jail to go to trial
- Lawsuit Against Livingston County, Trinity Health Over Inmate's 2018 Death Moves Forward
- Cops Get Qualified Immunity After Michigan Man Spends 13 Hours in Vomit and Dies in Jail
- Livingston County Seeks Dismissal Of 2018 Lawsuit Over Death Of Jail Inmate