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Kreasta Arnold

46 years old · died August 11, 2022 · Ector County Jail, Ector County, Texas

Kreasta Arnold was 46, and according to her obituary she is survived by her parents, two children, two siblings and three grandchildren. She died on August 11, 2022, while held at the Ector County Jail in Texas. Her brother, Disraeli Arnold, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Ector County District Court against the sheriff's department, two nurses and nine doctors, alleging that she developed two treatable conditions, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome and myocarditis, and that staff and medical providers failed to recognize her symptoms in time.

Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). Her brother Disraeli Arnold says in a wrongful death lawsuit that staff and medical providers failed to recognize her treatable Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome and myocarditis in time, and the county attorney's office declined to comment on the pending litigation.

Reported by: Disraeli Arnold (brother), in a wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).

Lawsuit: Her brother, Disraeli Arnold, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Ector County District Court against the sheriff's department, two nurses and nine doctors over her death at the Ector County Jail, and no amount has been reported.

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