Larry Reavis
Larry Reavis died on January 18, 2019, while held at the St. Louis County Justice Center in Clayton, Missouri. A family lawsuit says county employees did not provide medical care while he was detoxing and showing tremors, vomiting and other symptoms, and that he was not treated until he was found unresponsive. The lawsuit says an autopsy listed chronic ethanol use as an underlying cause. Reporting by STLPR cites county internal affairs reports saying only one nurse was on duty in the infirmary and that medical staff were not told about his shaking until after he was found unresponsive in his cell.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The family's lawsuit says county employees failed to provide medical care while he was detoxing, showing tremors and vomiting, and that he was not treated until found unresponsive; the lawsuit says an autopsy listed chronic ethanol use as an underlying cause, and an internal affairs report ties his death to alcohol abuse while saying medical staff were not told about his shaking until after he was found unresponsive.
Reported by: family lawsuit; county internal affairs report; autopsy cited in family lawsuit.
Lawsuit: His family sued St. Louis County over his death at the St. Louis County Justice Center, alleging employees failed to provide medical care while he was detoxing; no settlement or award amount has been reported.