Johnny Bollinger
Johnny Bollinger, 43, died on December 16, 2022, while held at the Cherokee County Detention Center in South Carolina. He had been placed in a WRAP full-body restraint at the facility. His mother has sued the county, the sheriff's office and a medical contractor, saying he was left alone in the restraint for hours and went into cardiac arrest. The Cherokee County Coroner ruled the death an accident, citing methamphetamine toxicity complicating hypertensive cardiovascular disease, and the sheriff's office denies the lawsuit's other allegations.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The Cherokee County Coroner ruled the death an accident, citing methamphetamine toxicity with hypertensive cardiovascular disease, while his mother's lawsuit says staff left him alone in a WRAP restraint for hours before he suffered cardiac arrest.
Reported by: Cherokee County Coroner (medical examiner or coroner); his mother's lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His mother filed a lawsuit against Cherokee County, its sheriff's office and a medical contractor over his death, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.