Joshua Shane Long
Joshua Shane Long, 31, left a young daughter. He died in 2015 after being held at the Cherokee County jail in North Carolina. Officers found him on the floor of his cell nearly six hours after reported signs of trouble, and he was flown to a hospital in Tennessee, where he was pronounced dead. The autopsy listed acute methamphetamine toxicity as the cause of death, and the lawsuit brought on behalf of his daughter says jail staff failed to screen him or get him emergency care; the county's insurer later agreed to a $1.8 million settlement without any admission of fault.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The autopsy listed acute methamphetamine toxicity as the cause, while his daughter's federal lawsuit says jail staff failed to screen him or get him emergency care.
Reported by: autopsy report; attorneys in the federal lawsuit on behalf of his daughter.
Lawsuit: His daughter sued in federal court, and the county's insurer agreed to a $1.8 million settlement without any admission of fault.