Kenneth Tucker
Kenneth Tucker died on August 31, 2020, while held at the Greenville County Detention Center in Greenville. Reporting says staff took him to the jail clinic on August 30 after he was found on his cell floor, unable to walk and in pain, and that he was sent back to his cell. The autopsy cited a pulmonary embolism from blood clots in his leg and noted dehydration. His widow's attorneys say he lost weight and became severely dehydrated during a mental health crisis, and that the jail failed to provide the medical care he needed. The county and other parties agreed to settle the family's federal lawsuit for more than $2 million, with no admission of liability.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). An autopsy cited a pulmonary embolism from leg blood clots and noted dehydration, while his widow's attorneys say jail staff failed to provide needed medical care and severe dehydration caused the clots.
Reported by: autopsy; his widow's attorneys in the family's federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His widow sued over his death at the Greenville County Detention Center, and the county and other parties agreed to a $2.5 million settlement with no admission of liability.