Marguerite Arrindell
Marguerite Arrindell, 54, died at Erie County Medical Center on July 17, 2008, after being taken there from the Erie County Holding Center. A lawsuit says she was denied blood-pressure medication while held in the jail, even though she asked deputies for it several times. She was found on the floor of her cell after an apparent stroke and was later taken to the hospital, where she died.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). Her family's lawsuit says deputies denied her crucial blood-pressure medication at the Holding Center although she asked for it several times, and that she was found on her cell floor after an apparent stroke.
Reported by: lawsuit.
Lawsuit: A lawsuit alleges that jail staff at the Erie County Holding Center denied Marguerite Arrindell crucial blood-pressure medication despite her repeated requests, and she was found on her cell floor after an apparent stroke.