Lacee Danielle Marez
Lacee Danielle Marez, 21, was held at the Cleveland County jail in Norman, Oklahoma, in 2009. A lawsuit says she struck her head during a struggle with staff and was left in a holding cell for three days without treatment. The lawsuit says she then fell into a coma and cardiac arrest, and she lived in a permanent vegetative state for several years before she died in 2016.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. Her lawsuit says she struck her head in a struggle with staff and was left for three days in a holding cell without treatment before she lapsed into a coma.
Reported by: lawsuit.
Lawsuit: A lawsuit over her death says she struck her head in a struggle with staff at the Cleveland County jail, was left in a holding cell for three days without treatment, and died in 2016 after years in a permanent vegetative state; no settlement or award amount is reported.