Lyle Woodward
Lyle Woodward, 30, died in December 2016 after an attack while he was held at the San Diego Central Jail. According to medical examiner records, he was taken to an emergency room, where his brain had been gravely injured, and he began having seizures. He died a week after the attack, and the medical examiner's records list the manner of death as homicide. His parents have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit alleging that jail staff failed to protect him and were slow to provide medical care. The sheriff has denied those allegations.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from brain injuries in an attack; his parents' wrongful-death lawsuit says jail staff failed to protect him and were slow to get him medical care, and the sheriff has denied those allegations.
Reported by: medical examiner records; his parents' wrongful-death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His parents filed a wrongful-death lawsuit over his death at the San Diego Central Jail, and the sheriff has denied the allegations.