Katrina Jones
Katrina Jones, 19, died on July 9, 2012, at the Richmond City Jail in Virginia, where she was being held. Sheriff's officials said she tried to strangle herself in front of deputies on July 1, and that she was found unconscious in her cell on July 3. She was taken off life support several days later at VCU Medical Center. Sheriff's officials described the death as a suicide, and the state medical examiner's cause of death was pending at the time of reporting. Her attorney questioned why she was placed in isolation after the first attempt.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed; neglect alleged). Sheriff's officials say she tried to strangle herself in front of deputies and the cause of death was pending, while her attorney questioned why she was placed in isolation after that first attempt.
Reported by: sheriff's officials (the agency that held her); Katrina Jones's attorney (family or their lawyers).