Joseph King Jr.
Joseph King Jr., 61, had been held at the Allegheny County Jail since December 2023. A federal lawsuit filed by Dashan Malloy, administrator of his estate, says he developed pneumonia and repeatedly asked for medical care in early February 2024, and that he was not taken to medical housing until February 7. He was then sent to Allegheny General Hospital, where he was diagnosed with severe pneumonia, and he died there on March 25, 2024. The lawsuit attributes his death to acute respiratory failure due to pneumonia. The jail said it could not comment on pending litigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The estate's federal lawsuit says Joseph King Jr. developed pneumonia, repeatedly asked for medical care in early February 2024 and was not moved to medical housing until February 7, and it attributes his death to acute respiratory failure from pneumonia; the jail declined to comment on the pending litigation.
Reported by: Dashan Malloy, administrator of King's estate (family or their lawyers); Allegheny County Jail (the agency that held him).
Lawsuit: His estate, through administrator Dashan Malloy, filed a federal lawsuit alleging Allegheny County Jail staff delayed medical care for his pneumonia before he died at Allegheny General Hospital.