Markese Braxton
Markese Braxton, 26, lived with severe bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and loved basketball as a boy, and his parents, the Rev. John Braxton, Jr. and Kathy, brought him food, did his laundry and paid his bills while he was ill. He had been found incompetent to stand trial and was waiting at Twin Towers Jail in Los Angeles for a state hospital bed, and his family had visited days earlier expecting a transfer. He was found unresponsive on his cell floor on June 6, 2018. The coroner listed the cause and manner of death as undetermined, and a second autopsy cited blood between the brain and skull, while the family's lawsuit seeks answers about his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). The coroner labeled the cause undetermined, while a second autopsy cited blood between the brain and skull.
Reported by: the coroner; a second autopsy.
Lawsuit: His family filed a lawsuit over his death, and the case is ongoing.