Lynn Pugh
Lynn Pugh, a woman, died on July 12, 2024, while held at the Western Virginia Regional Jail in Roanoke County, Virginia. A wrongful death lawsuit filed by her family says jail staff dismissed her worsening symptoms as routine signs of drug withdrawal. The lawsuit states that she later suffered an esophageal rupture that contaminated her lungs and caused her death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. Her family's wrongful death lawsuit says jail staff dismissed her worsening condition as drug withdrawal symptoms and that she later suffered an esophageal rupture that caused her death.
Reported by: family's wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Her family filed a wrongful death lawsuit over her death at the Western Virginia Regional Jail in July 2024, and no settlement or award amount is reported.