Marvin Rowell
Marvin Rowell died in 2016 while held at the Muskogee County Jail in Oklahoma. Jail officials said he was brought in late on January 31 after an altercation and collapsed during booking, about 16 minutes after arriving, and that the cause of death was under investigation. His estate's lawsuit says jailers forcibly moved him into a restraint chair, that he fell and struck his head on a concrete floor. In October 2019 a federal judge dismissed the federal claims against the sheriff, jail employees and county commissioners, and a state claim was sent back to state court.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). His estate's lawsuit says jailers moved him into a restraint chair, and he fell and struck his head on a concrete floor; jail officials said he collapsed during booking, and the cause is still under investigation.
Reported by: Muskogee County Jail officials (the agency that held him); Marvin Rowell's estate's lawsuit and lawyers (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His estate sued jailers and Muskogee County officials in federal court over his 2016 death at the Muskogee County Jail, alleging he was forced into a restraint chair and struck his head on a concrete floor; in October 2019 a federal judge dismissed all federal claims, and a state claim was sent back to state court.