Marquis Wagner
Marquis Wagner was 21 when he died in December 2021 at the Jackson County Detention Center in Kansas City, Missouri. His family's wrongful death lawsuit says staff placed him in a restraint chair, that he complained of trouble breathing more than 20 times, and that he never received a medical evaluation. The lawsuit says staff found him unresponsive, and he was pronounced dead at a local hospital that night. The family's attorney said he had been seeing demons and may have been having a mental health episode. Jackson County settled the case for $1.2 million, and claims against the medical service companies remain set for trial.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed; neglect alleged). Marquis Wagner's family's wrongful death lawsuit says staff restrained him in a restraint chair while he said he could not breathe and never took his vital signs or gave him medical attention, and the county settled for $1.2 million without admitting the cause of death.
Reported by: Family's wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers); Attorney John Picerno (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued over his death at the Jackson County Detention Center, and Jackson County settled the wrongful death case for $1.2 million while claims against the medical care companies remain set for trial.