Keith Clayton
Keith Clayton, a 55-year-old man from Borger, Texas, was taken to North Texas State Hospital in Wichita Falls in April 2014 after his family sought help for his mental health. His family described him as physically active, roller-blading long distances and doing manual labor for a trucking company. Hospital staff restrained him on a hallway floor after a reported confrontation with an employee, and he lost consciousness and died at a hospital emergency room, according to the Texas Tribune. The Wichita Falls medical examiner ruled the death an accident, citing a ruptured spleen caused by blunt trauma to the abdomen, but the family says the state withheld information about how it happened and only learned of staff involvement years later.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). The Wichita Falls medical examiner ruled the death an accident from a ruptured spleen caused by blunt abdominal trauma, but the family says the state withheld how it happened and only learned of staff involvement years later.
Reported by: Wichita Falls medical examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Clayton's family (family or their lawyers); Texas Tribune (reporters).