Lisa Marie Howell
Lisa Marie Howell, 37, of West Fargo, was held at the Cass County Jail in late November 2016. Her brother, Rod Burley, said she was a fun, loving person who had sought help finding an apartment and getting sober after learning she was pregnant, and that she had stayed sober for about six months. On Nov. 30 a jail officer found her unresponsive on her cell floor. She was released from custody on Dec. 1, remained hospitalized, and died on Dec. 6; her brother says a panic attack brought on by stress and anxiety caused her collapse and a lack of oxygen left her with irreversible brain damage. An autopsy is pending and state agencies are investigating her death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Her brother, Rod Burley, says a panic attack from stress and anxiety caused her collapse and that lack of oxygen caused irreversible brain damage, while the autopsy is still pending.
Reported by: Rod Burley, her brother (family or their lawyers).