Katrina Dukes
Katrina Dukes, 40, was a loving and caring mother of two who liked to craft, according to her obituary. She was taken to a hospital from an inn in Newport, where she had appeared confused and asked for help, and was later held at the Cocke County Jail in Tennessee. Her mother's lawsuit against Cocke County agencies says she was denied proper medical care at the jail, including being given Narcan repeatedly, and that she suffered a stroke in her cell the next day. The lawsuit says she died at another hospital a few days later, in February 2024.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). Her mother's lawsuit says Cocke County Jail staff denied her proper medical care, gave her Narcan repeatedly, and left her to have a stroke in her cell.
Reported by: lawsuit filed by her mother against Cocke County agencies (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her mother sued Cocke County agencies over the medical care Katrina Dukes received at the Cocke County Jail before her death.