John P. King
John P. King died in 2007 while held at a jail in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. His family's attorneys, in a civil rights suit against the county, say a doctor stopped his prescribed anti-anxiety medication, Xanax, without proper review. The suit says the decision ignored the care his condition required. A federal appeals judge later criticized the medical care he received in the case.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). His family's civil rights suit against La Crosse County says a doctor stopped his prescribed Xanax without proper review, and a federal appeals judge later criticized that care.
Reported by: attorneys for the family, in a civil rights suit against La Crosse County (family or their lawyers); a federal appeals judge.
Lawsuit: His family sued La Crosse County over his death in a civil rights suit, alleging his prescribed Xanax was stopped without proper review; no settlement or award amount was reported.