Markuieze Che'Rod Bennett
Markuieze Che'Rod Bennett died in 2014 at the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond, Mississippi, during a riot inside the jail. According to a lawsuit complaint filed by the family's attorney, other people held there beat him with broom and mop handles and stabbed him through the ears into the brain. The complaint's account of how staff responded during the disturbance is part of the claims the family has made. The county later settled the case.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A lawsuit complaint says other detainees beat him with broom and mop handles and stabbed him through the ears to the brain during a riot at the Hinds County Detention Center.
Reported by: a lawsuit complaint by the family's attorney (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: According to a lawsuit complaint filed by the family's attorney, his family sued Hinds County, which later settled the case, though no dollar amount is reported.