Leland Cropper
Leland Cropper died on March 8, 2022, while held at the Salt Lake County Metro Jail in Utah. His widow, Amy Baker, and his family have filed a lawsuit in Salt Lake County's 3rd District Court. The suit alleges that jail staff and the contracted medical provider Wellcon missed warning signs of his worsening health, including vomiting blood, and did not call for qualified medical help or send him to a hospital in time. The claims are unproven, and the article reports that the defendants had not responded to them.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). His widow's lawsuit says jail staff and the contracted medical provider Wellcon missed warning signs, including vomiting blood, and did not call for qualified medical help or send him to a hospital in time.
Lawsuit: His widow, Amy Baker, sued Salt Lake County and the contracted medical provider Wellcon in Salt Lake County's 3rd District Court, and the claims have not been decided.